The Civil Rights and Campus Protest Digital Collection documents campus protest movements that took place in the 1960s and 1970s. San Jose State College campus protest movements reflected the explosion of student unrest on college campuses across the nation. Between 1968 and 1972, student unrest dominated college life. Students at SJSC responded to national and local issues that included civil rights, equal access to housing, student clubs and organizations, athletics, demands for relevant... Show moreThe Civil Rights and Campus Protest Digital Collection documents campus protest movements that took place in the 1960s and 1970s. San Jose State College campus protest movements reflected the explosion of student unrest on college campuses across the nation. Between 1968 and 1972, student unrest dominated college life. Students at SJSC responded to national and local issues that included civil rights, equal access to housing, student clubs and organizations, athletics, demands for relevant curriculum, and protest against the escalation of the Vietnam War, which included protests against the draft and the presence of the ROTC and DOW Chemical on campus. The Digital Collection: This collection consists of photographs, correspondence, news clippings, student and community publications, official university responses to student unrest, and ephemera of the era. The materials represented provide a snapshot of the student protest movements at SJSC. The Physical Collections: San Jose State University Civil Rights & Protest Collection, Spartan Daily Negative Collection Show less