1968: The Year That Shaped Me: Part One

The following email was originally posted on June 4, 2018

Earlier this year, Time magazine published a special edition entitled 1968: The Year That Shaped A Generation.  The 112 page magazine chronicles the events of 1968 that played such a pivotal role in our nation's history and in the making of the Baby Boomer Generation.  

Last week, CNN presented a four part series entitled 1968: The Year That Changed America.  In the four hours, the vivid televised moments from that period could only compel one to reflect on what was and what could have been.


On a very personal level, during the course of this year, I have spent a great deal of time reflecting on 1968 and I came to the realization that of all the years of my life, 1968 was the year that shaped me the most.  After all, it was during the 1967-68 school year that I began my career in journalism ... a career that appears to continue to today.  It was during 1968, that I began my limited career in athletics learning lessons about life that have lasted a lifetime.  It was in 1968, that I began a public speaking career that has also stayed with me throughout this time.  And it was in 1968 that I achieved a unique distinction which, while the evidence of such is now long gone, the feeling of accomplishment has always stayed within.

Over the course of the next few days, I shall endeavor to explain why 1968 was The Year That Shaped Me.  However, if any of you have remembrances of the time please feel free to share them with us now.

Peace,

Everett "Skip" Jenkins

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