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“Messenger of Hope” celebrates the life of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay individual elected to public office in California. “Messenger of Hope” is on display both pre- and post- security in Harvey Milk Terminal 1, and online at: https://t.co/eGYmHGjUIn #HarveyMilkExhibitionThis tweet was posted on March 04, 2022.
On the evening of the assassination, tens of thousands of shocked and grief-stricken citizens spontaneously gathered in the Castro neighborhood and marched in a silent candlelight vigil down Market Street to congregate at City Hall. #HarveyMilkExhibitionThis tweet was posted on March 04, 2022.
As an openly gay politician and civil rights leader, Harvey Milk regularly received death threats. Tragically, on November 27, 1978, former supervisor, Dan White, entered through the basement of City Hall and assassinated Mayor Moscone and Supervisor Milk. #HarveyMilkExhibitionThis tweet was posted on March 04, 2022.
Our two-part exhibition, located both pre- and post-security in Harvey Milk Terminal 1, “Harvey Milk: Messenger of Hope” features photographs, letters, and campaign materials celebrating Harvey Milk’s life. https://t.co/eGYmHGjUIn #HarveyMilk#LGBT#HarveyMilkExhibition This tweet was posted on September 21, 2021.
“HARVEY MILK LIVES” proclaimed graffiti spray painted on Castro Street after Milk’s assassination. This photo, taken by Daniel Nicoletta the day after the White Night Riots on May 21, 1979, was a prescient forecast of Milk’s enduring legacy #HarveyMilk#LGBT#HarveyMilkExhibition This tweet was posted on September 21, 2021.
With images, correspondence, and campaign materials on display, our exhibition provides a glimpse into Milk’s life, including his activism and ascendance as a political leader in San Francisco. #SFOHistory#HarveyMilkTerminal1#HarveyMilkExhibitionThis tweet was posted on July 23, 2021.
“And after all, that's what this is all about. It's not about personal gain, not about ego, not about power — it's about giving those young people out there in the Altoona, Pennsylvanias, hope. You gotta give them hope.“ Harvey Milk (1930–78) #HarveyMilkExhibition#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on January 04, 2021.