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| − | First openly gay man in the US to be elected to public office, San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Assassinated. Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously, 2009. | + | First openly gay man in the US to be elected to public office, San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Assassinated. Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously, 2009. The award-winning movies 'Milk' (2009) and 'The Life and Times of Harvey Milk' (1984), are a biography of his time in politics. The 'Harvey Milk Foundation' was established in his memory. |
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| + | * http://faculty.uml.edu/sgallagher/milk.htm | ||
| + | * http://milkfoundation.org/ | ||
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Revision as of 13:20, 27 October 2013
Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1930 - 1978
Occupation
Politics
Notable Achievements
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Description
First openly gay man in the US to be elected to public office, San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Assassinated. Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously, 2009. The award-winning movies 'Milk' (2009) and 'The Life and Times of Harvey Milk' (1984), are a biography of his time in politics. The 'Harvey Milk Foundation' was established in his memory.
