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January 1984: Dan White paroled

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In 1978 Dan White assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and out gay supervisor Harvey Mik. In January 1984 he was released from prison to serve the final year of his sentence on parole. David Hunt describes the response. In … Continue reading →

1983: Fighting to Share Martin Luther King’s Dream

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On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. delivered one of the most visionary speeches of the 20th century. Before a crowd of 250,000 assembled for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the civil rights leader issued a … Continue reading →