The Harvey Milk Interviews

Harvey Milk was named "one of the 100 most important people of the twentieth century" by Time Magazine. His life and work has inspired millions of people around the world. In this book Milk explains his struggles, strategies, and dreams in his own words. This acclaimed collection presents human rights hero Harvey Milk in 39 unrehearsed conversations, from his first days as a fumbling candidate to shortly before his assassination. All are linked with biographical stories to show Milk's...
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Harvey Milk was named "one of the 100 most important people of the twentieth century" by Time Magazine. His life and work has inspired millions of people around the world. In this book Milk explains his struggles, strategies, and dreams in his own words. This acclaimed collection presents human rights hero Harvey Milk in 39 unrehearsed conversations, from his first days as a fumbling candidate to shortly before his assassination. All are linked with biographical stories to show Milk's ideas and his concepts of himself changing over time. Within these interviews we find much of significance which is preserved nowhere else. This book includes three famous debates in which Milk and John Briggs brawl over the notorious Proposition 6 Briggs Initiative. Milk describes his struggles, strategies, and dreams in his own words, so we see how his laugh-out-loud wit, outrage over injustice, and inspiring actions shaped our lives today. None of the contents of The Harvey Milk Interviews have ever been published in a book before. Much has never been published in any form, so none of these revealing interviews have been available for 40 years. This new edition is updated, expanded, and in paperback for the first time. Its enlarged index includes a 69-topic guide to Milk's legislative actions. Lambda Literary Review: "Angry, intelligent, and wickedly funny, Milk comes to glorious life. Milk's eloquent words should be memorized. They also made me laugh out loud." Bay Area Reporter: "Studded with photographs and front-page stills that further enhance Milk's testimony, the book chronologically tells the emotional history of this unforgettable, one-of-a-kind gay advocate. Milk's message is a strong one, and throughout these conversations his personality shines and often bubbles over with enthusiasm. Emery includes a cavalcade of intensive, eye-opening interviews. The fiery volley between Milk and Briggs is amazing to read." Gay & Lesbian Review: "This fascinating book gives us more insight into just what a political genius Milk was. Not lost here was Milk's manic wit, a powerful weapon against his often humorless, dour enemies. I laughed out loud."