Cleve Jones

But they faced opposition because of the stigma of AIDS, and then activists had an idea.

Cleve Jones came to my house with Art Agnos when I'm a newly elected member of Congress, and says he has this idea that people will make a quilt for their loved ones.

Cleve Jones was a young activist who had worked for Harvey Milk.

He later went on to mobilize the community to respond to HIV/AIDS, and co-created what became known as the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Tens of thousands of panels, handcrafted with care by mothers and fathers, brothers, coworkers, friends, lovers, and spouses, sewn into three by six foot panels.

Bill Cathcart.

Bob Greenwood.

Across the National Mall, the names of the fallen echoed as Cleve Jones read some of them.

And then activists had an idea.

Cleve Jones came to my house with Art Agnos, who I'm a newly elected member of Congress, and says he has this idea that people will make a quilt for their loved ones.

Cleve Jones was a young activist who had worked for Harvey Milk.

He later went on to mobilize the community to respond to HIV-AIDS and co-created what became known as the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Tens of thousands of panels, handcrafted with care, by mothers and fathers, brothers, co-workers, friends, lovers, and spouses, sewn into three by six foot panels.

Bill Cathcart.

Bob Greenwood.

Across the National Mall, the names of the fallen echoed as Cleve Jones read some of them.

And then activists had an idea.

Cleve Jones came to my house with Art Agnos, who I'm a newly elected member of Congress, and says he has this idea that people will make a quilt for their loved ones.

Cleve Jones was a young activist who had worked for Harvey Milk.

He later went on to mobilize the community to respond to HIV-AIDS and co-created what became known as the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Tens of thousands of panels, handcrafted with care, by mothers and fathers, brothers, coworkers, friends, lovers, and spouses, sewn into three-by-six-foot panels.

Bill Cathcart.

Bob Greenwood.

Across the National Mall, the names of the fallen echoed as Cleve Jones read some of them.

And then activists had an idea.

Cleve Jones came to my house with Art Agnos when I'm a newly elected member of Congress, and says he has this idea that people will make a quilt for their loved ones.

Cleve Jones was a young activist who had worked for Harvey Milk.

He later went on to mobilize the community to respond to HIV AIDS and co-created what became known as the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Tens of thousands of panels, handcrafted with care, by mothers and fathers, brothers, coworkers, friends, lovers, and spouses, sewn into three by six foot panels.

Across the National Mall, the names of the fallen echoed-

Dennis Jones

... as Cleve Jones read some of them.

And then activists had an idea.

Cleve Jones came to my house with Art Agnos, who I'm a newly elected member of Congress, and says he has this idea that people will make a quilt for their loved ones.

Cleve Jones was a young activist who had worked for Harvey Milk.

He later went on to mobilize the community to respond to HIV-AIDS and co-created what became known as the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Tens of thousands of panels handcrafted with care by mothers and fathers, brothers, coworkers, friends, lovers, and spouses, sewn into three by six foot panels.

Bill Cathcart.

Bob Greenwood.

Across the National Mall, the names of the fallen echoed as Cleve Jones read some of them.