History of the United States II / Unit 15 USH2 2112 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Harvey Milk
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The idea
In nineteen seventy-seven Harvey Milk won a seat on San Francisco's board of supervisors, the first openly gay man elected to office in California.
In practice
Milk and Mayor George Moscone both killed by Dan White, a disgruntled former supervisor.
Where people slip
The anchor gives Milk's election year but not the year of the killings, and the course follows it.
Your place on the trail
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