The 1960s era was an important time for change in America. The 1964 Civil Rights act had been signed into law on July 2, 1964, by President Lyndon B. Johnson, just a year and a half before I joined The Herald. The law prohibited discrimination in public places and provided for integration of schools and other public facilities. It also made employment discrimination illegal.
So, fueled by the new law and my ambition for a better life for me and my two sons, every Sunday after church and our traditional Sunday dinner, I read the comics to my sons and later searched the help wanted section, looking the ads with the phrase, "We are an equal opportunity employer".
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