"I am certainly honored to be back on campus here today," Smith said. "And as I stand here, folks, looking at the statute, lord have mercy, look at that. I am proud to stand here to recognize and challenge you students to continue your thoughts, continue your pride of your educational process at San Jose State."
"Attitudes towards others in a negative manner, regardless of what color, is not the American way of survival and the whole world caught on," Smith said.
"Today is about action, it's about reflection, it's about empowerment, it's to remind us all to recognize that activism takes lots of voices and lots of forms," SJSU President Cynthia Teniente-Matson said.
Smith and Carlos were vilified for their actions, even on the SJSU campus. Half a century later, local leaders seek to right the wrongs of the past - including by making October 16 Tommie Smith and John Carlos Day in San Jose.
Collection
[
|
...
]