“We, the people, declare today that the most obvious truth – that we are all created equal – is the star that still guides us; just as he guided our ancestors through Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall. » President Obama uttered these words during his inauguration speech on January 21, 2013, in front of more than twenty million Americans. Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall. These three places mark the front lines of three distinct social movements that altered American history – three places where activists fought tirelessly to bring change and justice. Seneca Falls was the site of a women's rights convention in 1848 that launched the campaign for women's social and economic equality under the law. Selma is a city in Alabama where protesters against black oppression marched in the name of justice, demonstrators who, following police attacks, shed blood for their cause. The Civil Rights Movement and the Women's Rights Movement have made their founding an important part of our country's philosophy for years: the idea that all people are equal, regardless of race or gender. America's present would seem unrecognizable without these changes in our culture. The outlier and unexpected addition to this trio, however, is Stonewall. On June 28, 1969, New York police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York. The abuse patrons suffered at the hands of police led to widespread rioting and gave rise to what is today commonly considered the inciting event that led to the modern LGBT movement. Obama's inclusion of Stonewall in his equality speech opened the political theater to a subject never before heard in a presidential speech: the desire to provide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people......mid paper..... . in no way signifies the last front on our path towards equality. As citizens of the United States, each of us has an obligation to contribute to the fight for the rights granted to us in the founding documents that built our country – regardless of race, gender or affiliation. sexual orientation. I am convinced that one day, fifty years from now, students will view gay rights as just another item in the history books. The LGBT movement will be a relic of the past where children cry, “Before, two men weren't allowed to get married? in the same way that racial segregation perplexes today's youth. A long road lies ahead of us in our march towards tolerance. Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall: the fight for justice began here. However, until the equality that our great nation promises us reaches every one of its citizens, the battle will not be over..