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Milk, Harvey, 1930-1978 "The day after Election Day is too late to find out where your candidate stands on the issues."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09871.05 Author/Creator: Milk, Harvey, 1930-1978 Place Written: San Francisco, California Type: Booklet Date: 1977 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 29.5 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

One booklet entitled, "The day after Election Day is too late to find out where your candidate stands on the issues," dated 1977. Includes Milk's stance on matters related to zoning, infrastructure, transportation, elections and community involvement. Main slogans printed throughout the document consists of "Where were the other candidates when you needed them?" Last page advocates for voting for a gay candidate, "The election of a gay person will mean the last, most durable barrier of prejudice is broken. Young people of all minorities will see clearly that the system does work..."

Milk, Harvey, 1930-1978

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