MultiCultural Center

Photograph of three men attending the Martin Luther King Jr. event in 1986.

Fundraiser for the Afro-American Student Union, May 1984.

Men and women march during a parade for a Martin Luther King Jr. event, 1986.

Martin Luther King Jr. event, "Marching to the Future", photograph of three women attending the event.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Event. The man with the beard and sunglasses in the foreground has been tentatively identified as Tony D. 1989.

A group of nineteen students stand in front of the El Corral Bookstore. There are two signs, one reads "Jamaica Spring Break" and the other reads "Kiwis on Campus".

Two students are pictured, one wearing a hat and glasses. Their sweatshirt bears the Greek initials A Γ P, the symbols for the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. They have a red, blue and green ribbon pinned onto their sweatshirt, possibly for the MLK event. The other student is wearing a white collar with a brown jacket.

One student is shielding their face from the sun, and is wearing a red coat over a white shirt and has a camera in their hand. The other student has a blue buttoned up shirt. Behind them is another student facing away from the camera wearing a red coat with a green, white and red cloth hanging over their shoulder.

Seven people form a marching line, probably on North Perimeter Road, behind another line of people with black and grey suits. One of the Cal Poly area ridges is visible in the distance. In the background behind those in the line, Cal Poly buildings and cars are visible.

Three people in black suits leading the march up North Perimeter Road, with the Red Brick dorms behind them, and the Administration Building to their right (out of the frame).

A large line of students march down a Cal Poly campus road. A blue Dodge Ram van is sitting to the side of the road next to the marching students. A San Luis Obispo area ridge is visible in the background.

Among the students in the concrete Union plaza are a woman wearing purplish-pink, a student reading a book, and another looking over a document. There is a red, orange and yellow sail (possibly a student project) behind the students.

The women are posing to a sorority or fraternity booth. Three of the women are wearing white shirts (one of which has the words 'Dove Life' printed on it). Two others are wearing black, one with a pink undershirt and the other wearing solid black. The last woman in the group is wearing yellow. There are other men and women at the event around them.

Five Black students are behind a booth for the Afro-American Student Union. The sign above the booth reads "Soda 60 cents" and an unidentified food item priced at $1.50. Two other Black students are next to the booth towards the front.

In addition to the formal jacket, the man is wearing a white turtleneck shirt with a ribbon from the MLK event pinned onto his coat. The El Corral bookstore and a group of students are behind him. There are blue, yellow and white signs hanging from the rooftop of the bookstore.

The woman on the left is wearing a purple button up shirt. The woman on the right is wearing a green and white coat. Behind them is a white bus and a group of around twenty people, including two children.

Crowd towards the edge of the University Union plaza. A sign in a window reads "Catholic Fellowship" and the window to the left of the sign is covered with plastic sheeting.

The crowd is sitting on the concrete stairs in the University Union plaza. Some students are in the back and sitting at tables or under trees. In the back hanging from the Union's second story railing, there are signs that read "- Payback. This week only!" and "SCE Meeting WED 7:30PM".

The crowd is sitting on the concrete stairs in the University Union plaza. The larger group is sitting on the left hand side. There is a fountain and small pond behind the stairs on the left. South Perimeter Road and a parked white truck are next to the area where the crowd are seated.

On the participant's coat there is a pinned black ribbon.

Three Black people are behind the booth, and two of them are clapping and possibly singing. The third person, wearing a sweater with 'Los Angeles' printed on it, is smiling and laughing with the others. The back of the photograph reads: 'Poly Royal 88: Robert Tell, Stacy G., Mo P., Tni, Tisha, Angie Lee, Vanessa.'

Four Black students sit behind two SBES tables. One student is holding a water bottle in the air. A sign on one of the tables reads 'Chilli fritos with cheese $1.75, without cheese $1.00'. Other tables and tents, and a sandwich board sign for Liberal Arts Week, are in the background.

Seven Black students are behind the booth, underneath a sign that reads 'Sodas $0.50' and 'Beans $0.75'.

Below the sign, students are lined up to purchase from their booth. Another sign reads 'Beef! $3.00' and is under a clock mounted to the main sign.

Two representatives of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity interacting from inside the booth with other students. The sign facing the inside of the booth also reads 'Fraternity Inc.' and 'Omicron Pi chapter'.

Wide view of the African American Student Union (AASU) booth in between two other booths, and the small crowd interacting with the three booths and walking along the sidewalk. The AASU booth sign advertises 'Chile Corn Chips ($1.50), Soda (60¢)'.

The fraternity members are wearing food service paper hats. The member on the left is wearing a Lakers shirt and is dishing food with a spoon. The other is wearing a blue shirt and is holding a glass lid.

The student on the left is wearing a white apron that reads 'Wanted: Fire on Blonde'. The other student is wearing a black polo.

Seven Black students at the African American Student Union booth. The sign above the booth reads 'AASU; Chile corn chips, $1.50, soda, 60¢. Two students are standing in front of the booth, one is holding a Slice soda can. The rest are behind the booth.

Members of the Society of Black Engineers and Scientists at their booth. One member with a colorful blouse is sitting low in their chair. Three other members are behind her, one wearing blue, another in a white shirt and the last one wearing a black shirt.

Behind the students, a student is sitting at a table full of items including a stuffed white bear. There is a group to the left behind them all wearing white shirts.

One student is wearing a white shirt and giving the peace sign with their left hand. Another student in overalls is holding a drum. The third student is wearing a black shirt and shorts. A sign in an Engineering West window in the background reads 'What's the rule?'.

Small group of about 8 students sitting on Dexter lawn. The students are in front of set of parallel bars used for gymnastics, as well as blue gymnastic mats. The Engineering West building in the background has a sign in a window that reads 'What's the rule?'

From left to right, a student is wearing sunglasses; another student is smiling; the next student is wearing a blue coat and a University of North Carolina Tarheels hat; the fourth student is wearing brightly colored sunglasses.

The students' arms are around each other. One student is resting his hand on a plastic water jug. They are standing in front of a busy area and a table that is full of boxes and food.

The student on the right is leaning their head on the other. The booths from several organizations are on the lawn in the background, but are all empty. There are no other students visible on the lawn.

The student is wearing a shirt with an illustration of Martin Luther King Jr., a California Angels jacket, and a hat (possibly with an "X" for Malcolm X). The student is standing on the Dexter Lawn sidewalk in front of the Engineering West building.

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.

The speaker is standing behind the AASU podium. Behind the speaker are four Black people with their heads lowered.

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.

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.

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

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.