MultiCultural Center

Records created and collected by the Cal Poly MultiCultural Center, including photographs related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day events and Black student activities on campus 1984 – 1996, as well as images of African American Student Union and Society of Black Business Students and one folder related to the Lantern Festival. Also includes VHS videotapes of campus activities and events organized by the MultiCultural Center including discussion panels, celebrations, and performances. Finding aid available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8pg1xgc/admin/

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[Black speaker hoisting a framed print at the AASU podium]
Local Identifier
0063_ua_000067
Date Created
1993
Description

The speaker is wearing a suit and a multi-colored bow tie, and the framed print depicts a person in ancient garb, possibly walking on water. The podium is for the Cal Poly S.L.O. African American Student Union (AASU). Three other Black people are behind him with papers in their hands.

[Black person on Dexter Lawn at MLK event]
Local Identifier
0063_ua_000069
Date Created
1993
Description

The person appears to be older than 40, and is wearing a sweater with many patterns, a scarf and a leather ivy cap. They are holding a paper, possibly a program.

[Two Black attendees of MLK event]
Local Identifier
0063_ua_000070
Date Created
1993
Description

The person on the left, appearing to be over the age of 40, is greeting the younger student on the left. They are in the University Union plaza, in front of the bookstore. The student is wearing a shirt with an illustration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s face, a California Angels jacket, and hat with an "X" on it (possibly for Malcolm X). The older person is wearing a cap similar in style to an ivy cap, and a sweater with several patters on it.

[Black speaker at the AASU podium]
Local Identifier
0063_ua_000072
Date Created
1993
Description

A sign on the podium reads 'Cal Poly S.L.O. AASU African American Student Union'. Behind the speaker, other Black people are seated.

[Two Black attendees of the MLK event]
Local Identifier
0063_ua_000071
Date Created
1993
Description

The two people have their arms around each other, standing at the steps of the Dexter Building front entrance. The person on the left, dressed in a suit, is holding a black bag. The person on the right is wearing a white top with white bottoms and a belt.

[Two students of color during the MLK event in the University Union plaza]
Local Identifier
0063_ua_000076
Date Created
1993
Description

The student on the left is wearing a collared shirt and a sweater, while the student on the right is wearing a Cal Poly St. Mustangs sweatshirt and what appears to be a colorful kufi. A person in the background is wearing an Alpha Kappa Alpha shirt.

[Black speaker at the AASU podium]
Local Identifier
0063_ua_000081
Date Created
1993
Description

The banner on the podium reads 'Cal Poly S.L.O. AASU African American Student Union'. Two Black people are seated to the speaker's left, and other people are visible in the behind the podium and table on the stage.

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