A cinematic black and white photo of San Francisco City Hall in California with a US flag in front.

A cinematic color photo of San Francisco City Hall in California with a US flag in front.

A cinematic warm color photo of San Francisco City Hall in California with a US flag in front.

#HarveyMilk was the first openly gay man elected in the US with his seat on #SF’s Board of Supervisors. On Nov 27th 1978, Dan White murdered him in #CityHall after failing to be reinstated to his seat by the Mayor and other victim, #GeorgeMoscone. #photography #americana #california #architecture

Dan White assassinated #GeorgeMoscone & #HarveyMilk #OnThisDay in 1978 & his acquittal rocked #SanFrancisco. Moscone was the greatest & most progressive mayor in the city's history & Milk was a pioneer of LGBT rights & a key figure in #LGBTQ community history...

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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1978, former #SanFrancisco Supervisor #DanWhite assassinated Mayor #GeorgeMoscone and fellow Supervisor #HarveyMilk. White was convicted only of 'voluntary manslaughter', serving just five years, because eating junk food supposedly showed he was depressed.

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Although it’s a “cover” the song is about the Murder of #GeorgeMoscone, mayor of #SanFrancisco and city Supervisor #HarveyMilk inside City hall by former Supervisor Dan White, who was a former cop and firefighter as well, in 1978. 1/2

Infographic titled Book Party and Photo Exhibit with Lincoln Mitchell and Dave Glass. It includes the cover of 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙧 by Lincoln A. Mitchell. The text reads: Featuring a talk by Lincoln Mitchell, an exhibit of the work of photographer Dave Glass, book sales, signing, and more; Wednesday, May 28, 5:30-9:00 p.m.; The Savoy Tivoli, 1434 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133; Free to attend!

On May 28, attend Lincoln Mitchell’s book party for 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙧.

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#UniversityOfNevadaPress #BookParty #SanFrancisco #GeorgeMoscone

Rioters outside San Francisco City Hall, May 21, 1979, reacting to the voluntary manslaughter verdict for Dan White. By Daniel Nicoletta - Provided by author Daniel Nicoletta, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5239846

Today in #LaborHistory 5/21/1979: White Night #Riot in #SanFrancisco after city supervisor #DanWhite was absolved of 1st degree murder of supervisor & #lgbtq activist #HarveyMilk & progressive mayor #GeorgeMoscone & after years of #police abuse of the lgbtq community.

Infographic titled George Moscone: Three Years Our Mayor. It Includes the cover of 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙧 by Lincoln A. Mitchell. The text reads: Lincoln A. Mitchell in conversation with George Hammond; The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Toni Rembe Rock Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 94105; Thursday, May 15; 5:00 p.m. Doors open and check in, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Program; Tickets required.

On Thursday, May 15, join Lincoln A. Mitchell and George Hammond for a discussion of 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙧!

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#UniversityOfNevadaPress #HistoryLive #SanFrancisco #GeorgeMoscone

Infographic titled History Live! “George Moscone and the Making of Modern San Francisco”. It includes the cover of Three Years Our Mayor by Lincoln A. Mitchell. The text reads, Join author and professor, Lincoln Mitchell, as he discusses the fascinating life of politician George; 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA; Tuesday, May 13, 6:30-8:00 p.m.; in person and live streamed; (Free) Tickets are required.

On Tuesday, May 13, join Lincoln A Mitchell at History Live!

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#UniversityOfNevadaPress #HistoryLive #SanFrancisco #GeorgeMoscone

Infographic titled A Conversation with Lincoln A. Mitchell and Bill Issel. It includes the cover of 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙧 by Lincoln A. Mitchell. The text reads: Join Lincoln A. Mitchell and Bill Issel for a conversation about Three Years Our Mayor. Together, they’ll explore the political, cultural, and social shifts that defined George Moscone’s mayoralty and shaped the city we know today.; Hosted by the Phoenix Project; The Roar Shack, 34 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103; Tuesday, April 29 6:00-8:00 p.m.; Registration required!

Join Lincoln A. Mitchell for a discussion of 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙧!

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#UniversityOfNevadaPress #BookDiscussion #SanFrancisco #GeorgeMoscone

#Moscone #GeorgeMoscone #catholicschool #StIgnatiusSF #UCHastings #WillieBrown #JohnBurton #JerryBrown #HarveyMilk #SFpolitics #SanFrancisco #KeepItLocal

"Slayer Of Mayor Free On Parole Near L.A."
January 7, 1984
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#GeorgeMoscone

1/3: Nov 27, 1978, SF city mayor #GeorgeMoscone & openly gay city supervisor #HarveyMilk are assassinated by killer cop, anti-lgbtq bigot (& former city supervisor) #DanWhite who claimed he "ate too much sugar" & didn't realize he planned & executed the assassinations of his political rivals...

Dan White murders Moscone & Milk

Dan White assassinated #GeorgeMoscone & #HarveyMilk #OnThisDay in 1978 & the homophobe's acquittal based on his infamous 'Twinkie defense' rocked #SanFrancisco. Moscone was the greatest & most progressive mayor in the city's history & Milk was a pioneer of LGBT rights
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RSVP to Milk & Moscone Vigil - this Wed, Nov 27th | Partiful Join us for the 46th Annual Vigil in honor of Harvey Milk & George Moscone. As Milk said, “I Am All of Us” & this event is about and FOR all of US. 6:30 (possibly earlier): Music & Gathering 6:45 | ...

Join us & the @harveymilkclub.bsky.social for the 46th Annual Vigil in honor of #HarveyMilk & #GeorgeMoscone this Wednesday 11/26 @ 6:30pm at 400 Castro St. We’re centering activists who are advocating for our most vulnerable populations& working to build broad coalitions to protect our communities.