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CONTENTS Features Activists in New York City during the 1970 Christopher Street Liberation Day march. This event, held a year after the pivotal Stonewall Riots that broke out nearby on 28 June 1969, was the world’s first gay pride parade 14 Freedom fighters BY JAMES WALVIN Discover the crucial role played by enslaved peoples whose struggles led to the downfall of slavery in the western hemisphere 23 THE LONG READ The ancient template of antisemitism J BY DEBORAH LIPSTADT The historian and author on the roots of an enduring, irrational prejudice 38 THE BIG QUESTION Is the world still living in the shadow of the crusades? J Experts debate whether the medieval Christian campaigns continue to influence east-west relations today 44 Saladin’s global legacy J BY JONATHAN PHILLIPS How the sultan who conquered Jerusalem continues to inspire words and deeds 52 “Out of the closets, into the streets” J BY CHRIS PARKES Why did a series of riots in New York City in 1969 k ic k-s t a r t t he gay r i ght s movement ? 62 Before Chernobyl J BY ADAM HIGGINBOTHAM Did Soviet secrecy and ambition make the catastrophic nuclear meltdown inevitable? 70 EYEWITNESS Mission to the moon J Astronauts, scientists and engineers recall the travails and triumphs of Apollo 11 J On the cover COVER ILLUSTRATION BY DAVIDE BONAZZI I M A G E S G E T T Y 4
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THEBRIEFING 6 Viewpoints: Emma J Wells on the catastrophic fire at Notre-Dame J, Iain Overton on the history of suicide bombers J, and Jonathan Fennell on the global impact of D-Day J 12 History Headlines: Discoveries and developments in the world of history CULTURE 80 Agenda: The latest exhibitions, films, books, TV and radio programmes JOURNEYS 84 In the footsteps of… Robert Louis Stevenson’s first South Pacific voyage by Christina Thompson 92 Global City: Nuuk, Greenland by Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough 94 Wonders of the World: Borobudur, Indonesia by Paul Bloomfield REGULARS 30 A Y e a r i n P i c t u r e s : 1910 by Richard Overy 98 Museum of the World: Maharani Jind Kaur’s gold earrings by Davinder Toor 11 S u b s c r i b e to BBC World Histories – enjoy the latest issue FREE with a 14 -day t r i a l d ig it a l subscription I M A G E S G E T T Y Free issue CONTRIBUTORS Expert voices from the world of history Kevin Fong On page 79, the presenter of a major new BBC World Service podcast series discusses the 1969 Apollo 11 lunar mission. “Everyone knows who Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are, and almost nobody knows the names of the people in mission control. Yet they were as essential as the people who flew the spacecraft,” he says. Deborah Lipstadt On page 23, the influential author and historian explores the origins of antisemitism and the pervasive stereotypes that perpetuate it. “Its roots can be found in the New Testament and the story of the crucifixion of Jesus, but hostility towards Jews did not begin with the rise of Christianity,” she says. Suleiman Ali Mourad “The Middle Ages witnessed a lot of violence, but also countless cases of cooperation, political and military alliance, exchange of trade and science, and forms of religious tolerance,” observes the historian of Islam at Smith College, Massachusetts. He’s one of six experts debating the modern legacy of the crusades on page 38. Chris Parkes Why did a grimy New York bar spark a wave of gay rights activism that changed attitudes worldwide? That’s the question tackled by historian Parkes on page 52. “The Stonewall Inn benefited from a coincidence of circumstances that gave it the potential to transcend its humble character and turn into something iconic,” he says. Christina Thompson In 1888, the writer Robert Louis Stevenson sailed from San Francisco for the South Pacific on a fateful voyage traced by author Thompson on page 84. “He loved the ragtag quality of the colonial settlements,” she says, “and he loved the beauty and vitality – and, sometimes, the absurdity – of the islanders themselves.” CONTACT US (Full details on page 91) SUBSCRIPTIONS Email bbcworldhistories@buysubscriptions.com Phone UK: 03330 160 708 – Overseas: +44 1604 212832 EDITORIAL Email worldhistories@histor yextra.com Phone +44 117 314 7377 Website histor yextra.com/worldhistories Twitter twitter.com/histor yextra 5

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CONTENTS Features

Activists in New York City during the 1970 Christopher Street Liberation Day march. This event, held a year after the pivotal Stonewall Riots that broke out nearby on 28 June 1969, was the world’s first gay pride parade

14 Freedom fighters BY JAMES WALVIN Discover the crucial role played by enslaved peoples whose struggles led to the downfall of slavery in the western hemisphere 23

THE LONG READ

The ancient template of antisemitism J

BY DEBORAH LIPSTADT The historian and author on the roots of an enduring, irrational prejudice 38 THE BIG QUESTION

Is the world still living in the shadow of the crusades? J

Experts debate whether the medieval Christian campaigns continue to influence east-west relations today

44 Saladin’s global legacy J

BY JONATHAN PHILLIPS How the sultan who conquered Jerusalem continues to inspire words and deeds 52 “Out of the closets, into the streets” J

BY CHRIS PARKES Why did a series of riots in New York City in 1969 k ic k-s t a r t t he gay r i ght s movement ? 62 Before Chernobyl J

BY ADAM HIGGINBOTHAM Did Soviet secrecy and ambition make the catastrophic nuclear meltdown inevitable? 70 EYEWITNESS

Mission to the moon J

Astronauts, scientists and engineers recall the travails and triumphs of Apollo 11

J On the cover

COVER ILLUSTRATION BY DAVIDE BONAZZI

I M A G E S

G E T T Y

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