Randy Wicker on the Mattachine Society’s response to the riots

Randy Wicker describes the Mattachine Society’s reaction to the Stonewall Riots, and how, as a conservative organization, they didn’t initially realize the revolutionary potential of the riots. Marsha P. Johnson and Randy Wicker audio clip courtesy of Making Gay History, www.makinggayhistory.com. Photograph by Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images.