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Tue Jun 24 - Fri Sep 5

Speed City: From Civil Rights to Black Power


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San Jose City Hall
200 E. Santa Clara St
San Jose, CA 95113
district: San Jose

Tue Jun 24 (9 am - 5 pm)
Wed Jun 25 (9 am - 5 pm)
Thu Jun 26 (9 am - 5 pm)
Fri Jun 27 (9 am - 5 pm)
Sat Jun 28 (9 am - 5 pm)

Description
History San Jose is presenting the exhibition Speed City: From Civil Rights to Black Power at San Jose City Hall. The exhibition has traveled to the wing of City Hall where it has greatly enlarged to include even more artifacts. The exhibit is an in-depth examination of American sport in an era that spans the aftermath of World War II through America's tumultuous involvement in Vietnam. The exhibition focuses on San Jose State College's (now San Jose State University) athletic program, from which many student athletes became globally recognized figures as the Civil Rights and Black Power movements reshaped American society.