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Speed City Exhibit at History San Jose

Everyone remembers the raised fists of John Carlos and Tommie Smith on the dais at the Olympic Games in 1968 in Mexico City. But it is the athletic program at San José State College in the post World War II era that was the prequel to the story. The exhibit is an in-depth examination of [...]

Oct 13, 2009 | Comments »

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Urla Hill has extensively searched the globe for artifacts, photographs and memorabilia from the Speed City era and compiled the exhibit tying together the rise of Civil Rights activism through SJSC's athletes and coaches.
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