In Word Through The Times, we trace how one word or phrase has changed throughout the history of the newspaper.
The word “pride” originally had a negative connotation, in which a person exhibiting pride had an “unduly high opinion of oneself,” according to the Webster’s New World College Dictionary.
One can feel pride in a personal accomplishment, another person or a city or country.
For example, in 1863, a Times article called Central Park “the pride of New-York.”During the civil rights and gay rights movements of the 1960s and ’70s, “pride” experienced a significant transformation.
Of course, the event is now known as the uprising at the Stonewall Inn, a moment that brought on the modern gay rights movement.
Persons:
Bosley Crowther, “ Laurence Olivier, Darcy, that’s, ”, Merriam
Organizations:
Times, New York, Webster, Stonewall
Locations:
York, West