Speed City: From Civil Rights to Black Power» A Historical Athletics Exhibit curated by Urla Hill
1960-1964 Free At Last
Free At Last 1960 -1964
“The (Civil Rights) movement was really laid out in the fifties by the work and challenges that the Black athletes faced, and the stands they were willing to take.” – Ben Tucker, San José State’s cross-country team, 1960-1964 During the sixties, the tone and tenor of Black/White relations had begun to shift radically. By this [...]
First US Olympic Judo Team
Coach Uchida, standing, far left, and members of the first U.S. Olympic judo team, which features SJSC’s Campbell, who also was a Colorado senator, and Paul Maruyama, a two-time Olympic coach, circa 1964.