John Martinez: Lecturer in History

John R. Martinez. (a.k.a. during the Strike Juan Martinez). 1966. Lecturer in History. BA (1950) Brigham Young University; MA (1953) Ph.D. (1956) University of California, Berkeley. John R. Martinez, also known during the 1968–69 strike as Juan Martinez, was a lecturer in the History Department at San Francisco State College beginning in 1966. He held degrees from Brigham Young University (B.A., 1950) and the University of California, Berkeley (M.A., 1953; Ph.D., 1956), and brought a strong academic background to his teaching. Martinez’s involvement in the campus during the years leading up to and during the student strike places him among the faculty associated with the movement for educational equity and ethnic studies. Though his full role in the strike is part of a more complex story, records list him as active through 1969. His appearance in a striking 1969 photograph by Nacio Jan Brown—preserved in SFSU’s Photographic Timeline Project—attests to his presence during a time of intense transformation at the college. While some details of his participation remain layered, Martinez’s contributions as an educator during this pivotal period reflect the broader commitment of faculty who supported student demands and bore witness to the reshaping of public higher education in California. Last Listed in 1967-1969. [Complex story connected to the Strike] Different photograph by Nacio Jan Brown in SFSU Photographic Timeline Project: https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/timelineproject/bundles/235854?searchOffset=3