Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT Up New York, 1987-1993

Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT Up New York, 1987-1993 - Paperback

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Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT Up New York, 1987-1993 - Paperback

Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT Up New York, 1987-1993 - Paperback

by Sarah Schulman
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Named one of the Best Books of the 21st Century by Kirkus Reviews.

"This is not reverent, definitive history. This is a tactician's bible." --Parul Sehgal, The New York Times

Twenty years in the making, Sarah Schulman's Let the Record Show is the most comprehensive political history ever assembled of ACT UP and American AIDS activism

In just six years, ACT UP, New York, a broad and unlikely coalition of activists from all races, genders, sexualities, and backgrounds, changed the world. Armed with rancor, desperation, intelligence, and creativity, it took on the AIDS crisis with an indefatigable, ingenious, and multifaceted attack on the corporations, institutions, governments, and individuals who stood in the way of AIDS treatment for all. They stormed the FDA and NIH in Washington, DC, and started needle exchange programs in New York; they took over Grand Central Terminal and fought to change the legal definition of AIDS to include women; they transformed the American insurance industry, weaponized art and advertising to push their agenda, and battled--and beat--The New York Times, the Catholic Church, and the pharmaceutical industry. Their activism, in its complex and intersectional power, transformed the lives of people with AIDS and the bigoted society that had abandoned them.

Based on more than two hundred interviews with ACT UP members and rich with lessons for today's activists, Let the Record Show is a revelatory exploration--and long-overdue reassessment--of the coalition's inner workings, conflicts, achievements, and ultimate fracture. Schulman, one of the most revered queer writers and thinkers of her generation, explores the how and the why, examining, with her characteristic rigor and bite, how a group of desperate outcasts changed America forever, and in the process created a livable future for generations of people across the world.
ISBN9781250849120
Author Sarah Schulman
PublisherPicador USA
GenreBiography and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2022
LanguageENG- English
Pages752
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT Up New York, 1987-1993

Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT Up New York, 1987-1993 - Paperback

Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT Up New York, 1987-1993 - Paperback

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About Sarah Schulman

Sarah Schulman is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, nonfiction writer, and AIDS historian. Her books include The Gentrification of the Mind, Conflict Is Not Abuse, and Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993, and the novels The Cosmopolitans and Maggie Terry. Schulman's honors include a Fulbright in Judaic Studies, a Guggenheim in Playwriting, and honors from Lambda Literary, the Publishing Triangle, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists, the American Library Association, and others. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, New York, Harper's Magazine, The Atlantic, The Nation, The New Republic, The New York Times, and The Guardian. Schulman holds an endowed chair in creative writing at Northwestern University and is on the advisory board of Jewish Voice for Peace.

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