12. Keith Yarborough: Understanding Racial Hardship
It is a common thought that the only African Americans who struggled with racism were those who lived in poverty. Keith Yarborough is proof that this is not the case. Even though he was raised in a home that was considered privileged financially, racism and ethnic hardships were still a part of his life. While his father found success as a professional baseball player, and his mother earned her PhD in the medical field, Yarborough was exposed to a variety of racial hardships.
The 1960's were a turbulent and crucial time for ethnic crisis. This was the decade that brought us such greats as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. This decade, which happens to include Keith Yarborough's birth,