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Cal State LA served as a vaccination site, offering free Salk vaccines to combat polio in the 1950s. Full immunity required three shots of the Salk vaccine, and despite constant re-supplying, some vaccination sites struggled to keep up with demand.

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Nelson Mandela met with Mervyn M. Dymally during the 1990s, and Dymally authored legislation to denounce apartheid in South Africa.

Norma Castañeda holding her diploma that reads "California State University Los Angeles" while standing in a parking lot

Norma Castañeda, wearing graduation regalia, holds her diploma reading "California State University Los Angeles"

After the Floyd riots overcame the LAPD, the National Guard was called in by the mayor to end the citywide violence. This picture shows some of them in Koreatown.

Lami Glenn reads a letter from a women experiencing incarceration and the conditions of prison during the COVID19 pandemic.

Dela reads a letter from a women experiencing incarceration about the conditions of the prison during the COVID19 pandemic.

Many students participated in efforts to distribute food and supplies to those in their communities who needed them most.