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Nestled in the Eureka Valley area, the Castro is arguably the most well-known of San Francisco's neighborhoods, having been the epicenter of the gay rights movement since the 1970s. This new collection of photographs shows the area's growth from a smattering of Victorian houses built for working-class families in the 1870s to the flood of young gay men who settled in the neighborhood during the 1970s. This influx transformed the area and led to the rise of Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first show more openly gay person elected to a major public office. This book also chronicles the 1978 assassination of Milk and Mayor George Moscone, the subsequent riots, and the effects of AIDS on the community in the 1980s and 1990s. Ultimately, these stirring images bear witness to the resilience of the Castro today. show lessTags
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- San Francisco's Castro
- Important places
- San Francisco, California, USA; Castro District, San Francisco, California, USA
- Original language
- English
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, Travel, General Nonfiction, LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Studies, Art & Design
- DDC/MDS
- 979.461 — History & geography History of North America Great Basin and Pacific Slope region of United States California West central counties; San Francisco group San Francisco
- LCC
- F869 .S36 .C375 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history California
- BISAC
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- English
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- 2
