San Diego Civil Rights Movement

The San Diego Civil Rights Movement

This digital exhibit draws on numerous civil rights-related collections in the SDSU Library and Special Collections and University Archives and pays special attention to the follow categories:

• Prolific individuals 
• Leading organizations
• Supporting institutions

In examining various micro and macro features of San Diego's Civil Rights Movement, this exhibit utilizes the following library resources to expand the historical narrative:

Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA)

• Physical archival collections 
• Digital repositories containing images and documentation

Oral Histories and Dialogue Tapes

• Heart of San Diego Interviews
• SDSU Library Black Panther Oral Histories

With the plethora of materials and resources available through SDSU on the topic, this presentation maintains two primary goals:

1. To assess the existing research completed and combine this progress with additional primary source materials to create a cohesive exhibit.
2. To paint a holistic view of the local Civil Rights Movement within San Diego, underscore its key features/characterisitcs and connect them with the broader trends of the national Civil Rights Movement.

View previous physical and digital exhibits on San Diego civil rights:

• Harold K. Brown Civil Rights Collection
• "Rising Up": Depictions of Social Protest in Comics