Continue reading along with John: I arrived home around 6 a.m. when my memoir takes on its other deeper meaning. Gracing our dining table was an open Oxnard-Press Courier newspaper dated, Thursday, March 25, 1965, and staring at my tired eyes was the headline, “Today I am a Negro, declares Port Pastor in rights March.” I was overwhelmed because I was home with my … [Read more...] about ‘Today, I am a Negro’ – Part IV: Drama of Redemption
John Skelly
Pepperdine Football: Still Undefeated
All Photos Courtesy of Pepperdine Libraries // Edited by Alexander Hayes No One Believed in Them Amongst the already established powerhouse football schools (USC, Loyola University, UCLA, Whittier), Pepperdine was nothing but a blip on the radar. The team started in March of 1946 with about 15 guys, according to George Pepperdine College (GPC) alumnus Harry Nelson … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Football: Still Undefeated
