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