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President Clark's Death

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Subject files created by J. Benton White related to his position as SJS College ombudsman for race relations. A major topic of interest is the decision of SJS College and Stanford athletes to wear black armbands in football games against Brigham Young University in 1969 to protest discrimination against black people by the Church of Latter-day Saints.

Dates

  • Creation: 1967-1999
  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1967-1969

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 2 boxes (.83 linear feet)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Repository Details

Part of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
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San José, CA 95192-0028
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(408) 808-2063 (Fax)