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Again, that is not what he is generally known for outside of the region. I'm not talking about the reality, I'm talking about the general familiarity, myth, and legend.
To the extent that most people in America (and even in California outside San Francisco) know who Harvey Milk is, it is simply that he was a gay politician who was assassinated. If it weren't for that last word, the majority of people who do know who he is, wouldn't have ever heard of the man.
I fully recognize this undersells the complexity and reality of the man, the times, and the events.
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