Best known for his role in the 1968 Olympic protests by San Jose State sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, Edwards also has been an activist over the years to give athletes of color a voice.…
Harry Edwards, a former SJSU sociology professor, speaks at San Jose State University as the school announces the return of the track and field program Monday morning, Aug. 1, 2016. The announcement was made next to the 24-foot-tall statutes of Spartan star runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who were both in attendance.
Edwards, 80, did not use the word cancer or answer questions about his prognosis throughout the introspective conversation. He talked about his condition last week at the opening of the Dr. Harry Edwards Collection at San Jose State’s Special Collections and Archives. Edwards downplayed the disease, saying he was taking medication, said those in attendance.
The treatment of Blacks in the United States fomented unrest at San Jose State, then known as “Speed City” because of its wealth of world-class sprinters. Sociology professor Harry Edwards stands between San Jose State track star Tommie Smith and John Carlos, as San Jose State University announces the return of the track and field program Monday morning, Aug. 1, 2016. The announcement was made next to the 24-foot-tall statutes of the two track stars famous ’68 Olympics salute.
Edwards earned an athletic scholarship to USC but recalled being unable to read the college admissions exam and walking out after reviewing two pages.
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