Speed City
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
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
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
(408) 808-2062
(408) 808-2063 (Fax)
special.collections@sjsu.edu
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
(408) 808-2062
(408) 808-2063 (Fax)
special.collections@sjsu.edu