Secret service agent remembers JFK’s impact on African-Americans
by Todd Johnson
November 22, 2013 at 3:56 PM
Chicago, IL - Abraham Bolden didn’t spend long protecting President John F. Kennedy as a Secret Service agent, but Kennedy’s impact on his life has lasted a lifetime ...
In 1961, he became the first African-American agent assigned to White House Detail. He was personally selected to the post after a chance meeting with the president at a Chicago convention hall bathroom ...
Bolden said Kennedy represented a chance for America to live up to its promise of equality for all ...
But Bolden left the White House detail after just 30 days. He said the reckless behavior of some of his fellow agents and racist attitudes and comments proved too much to endure ...
http://thegrio.com/2013/11/22/secret-service-agent-remembers-kennedys-impact-on-african-americans/
