'We Were ACT UP': New Book Celebrates Unsung Heroes of AIDS Crisis
Sarah Schulman's
Let the Record Show is a meticulously crafted history of the activist movement that rose out of the AIDS epidemic.
May 04 2021 8:30 AM EDT
Let the Record Show is a stunning achievement. In this meticulously crafted history of ACT UP New York, Sarah Schulman invites readers “to imagine ourselves as potentially effective activists and supporters no matter who we are.” Offering this history to activists today as a handbook of lessons learned from ACT UP’s successes and failures, Schulman illustrates how social movements of the past inform those of the present and how we all have the power to move beyond bearing witness to acting up to help those in need.