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  • NAME: Harvey Milk
  • OCCUPATION: Activist, Political Leader
  • BIRTH DATE: May 22, 1930
  • DEATH DATE: November 27, 1978
  • EDUCATION: New York State College for Teachers in Albany
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Woodmere, New York
  • PLACE OF DEATH: San Francisco, California
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Harvey Milk became one of the first openly gay officials in the United States when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. Tragically, he was killed the following year.

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Born in New York in 1930, gay rights activist and community leader Harvey Milk made history as one of the first openly homosexual politicians to hold office when he was elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors in 1977. He was tragically shot and killed the following year, and numerous books and films have been made about his life.

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