I had been a member of that Integration Generation, a “first,” a foot soldier enlisted to break barriers that should never have been erected in the first place. Now, I would need to develop new survival skills that would get me past the minefields of race and gender firsts.
Author: Janus Adams
Janus Adams is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, author, historian and entrepreneur. She is host and co-executive producer of public radio's "The Janus Adams Show." This piece is excerpted from her forthcoming book SEDIDDY: Attitude, Gratitude, and Seeing Red.