SPECIAL EDITION - Just a few days ago, my cherished friend, Jim Adkins, after a courageous and hard-fought battle against Covid, left us for the home he lived for to be with the God he loved and the Lord he served so faithfully. This is a trimmed version of Episode 27 recorded in August of 2021, edited so that you can hear him tell his story in his own words. - Ken Kemp, September 11, 2021.
Jim Adkins, Hall of Fame in his high school, community college, and California State University at San Jose, was team-mate to three Olympic Medalists. Lee Evans, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos excelled in the 1968 Mexico City Games. Tommie and John will be forever remembered for their raised fists as the world watched and the national anthem played. Jim tells the story of growing up in Escondido, California, and discovering his extraordinary gift – on to compete with these now-legendary African American world-class athletes, who taught him about race in America. SHOW NOTES
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