Featuring memorabilia, ephemera, photographs, and archival documents, Speed City: From Civil Rights to Black Power reveals the unique cross-section of sports and activism fostered at SJSU from the late 1940s through 1969.

A conversation for the museum’s lunchtime lecture series, “Black Athletes and the Speed City Era at San Jose State College,” featured local sports historian Urla Hill and sprinter Bob Poynter discussing the renowned track program led by Bud Winter, in particular the late ’50s.

Reprinted from “What’s the story behind pi?” article from History San Jose.

As an effort to commemorate the track athletes of the 1960’s and 1970’s, an exhibit about the Speed City era is currently on display at San Jose City Hall.

San Jose Mercury News “A Salute to SJ” about Speed City Exhibit.