Each year, thousands of people take to the streets of New York City in honor of St. Patrick's Day, in a parade as historic and celebratory as it is controversial.
People march in the Saint Patrick's Day Parade in 1895. The steeple of the Central Presbyterian Church on Fifty-Seventh Street can be seen in the distance.A small child is given the best view of the St. Patrick's Day parade, across the street from St. Patrick's Cathedral, circa 1940.Bettmann / Bettmann ArchiveSenator Robert F. Kennedy is greeted by supporters, shortly after announcing his candidacy for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination.
NYPD on motorcycles escort about 1,000 members of the Irish Gay and Lesbian Organization, barred from marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade, in their own mini-march up Fifth Avenue in 1992.Members of the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization speak at a news conference to announce their protest march in 1993. The Ancient Order of Hibernians, sponsors of the parade since 1853, have refused to let the LGBT groups join their parade.
A young girl holds her doll and an Irish flag as she watches the 245th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2006.Contact
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