It’s with deep sorrow that we report here that Jim Adkins passed away after a courageous and hard fought battle with Covid on September 8, 2021. We have re-released my conversation with Jim recorded in August 2020.
On this podcast. Jim Adkins shares his experience growing up in Escondido, CA (where African Americans were excluded), discovering his considerable gift as a runner (holding records in the mile), and earning a spot on the San Jose State track team where three olympians took medals in Mexico City in 1968. We talk about his book – and the lessons in race that have stayed with him to this very day.
with Ken Kemp – Posted: August 7, 2020
RECORDED August 6, 2020
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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