Archival Object

Hampton Beach Protest, 1996

1996-07-09 / Creator Unknown

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Home video taken on July 9, 1996. The film shows AIDS workers, people with AIDS, activists from the LBGTQ+ community, and allies protesting in front of The Shirt Factory on Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach, NH. The protest was led by Carl Bletzer and was sparked by the sale of t-shirts with homophobic text and graphics. The video includes an interview with Mo Baxley.

~ “Hampton Beach Protest, 1996,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed May 24, 2025, https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/4364.