The Mayor of Castro Street
Randy Shilts
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1977–1978 · San Francisco, California
Harvey Milk
Civil rights & equality
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Harvey Milk built a political base in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood and won election to the Board of Supervisors as an openly gay candidate. He advocated against discrimination before he and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated in 1978. His organizing and death became defining events in LGBTQ political history.
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