Why We Fight

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AIDS Activist Vito Russo delivered a speech in 1988 entitled “Why We Fight” at  ACT UP demonstrations in Albany, NY and Washington D.C.  His masterful speech was a call to action and is widely considered to be the most significant milestone in the early years of the AIDS epidemic in this country.

What You'll Learn

  • 1 The Fight Against AIDS Documentary
  • 2 Who Is Vito Russo?
  • 3 Peter Sarsgaard reading “Why We Fight”
  • 4 Watch Vito Russo deliver the speech
  • 5 Why the speech matters
  • 6 Who Is Jesse Helms?
  • 7 President Ronald Reagan and AIDS
  • 8 Documents