THE EVOLUTION OF A NEGRO INTO AN INTEGRATED SOCIETY

About the Book

This book is a collection of opinion editorials, business and personal letters, letters to the editor, columns, and poems that I have written over the past five decades. In them can be found a belief system that has evolved over that period of time. In the area of race relations, I have gradually shifted my views from a parochial position to one of inclusiveness. The world is too intertwined to maintain a position of separatism. However, my evolvement has not come without a price. People resist change and change agents.

About the Author

Grady is a product of Augusta, Georgia. He attended C. T. Walker Grammar School and the Lucy C. Laney High School; he graduated from Paine College with a degree in mathematics. He taught at Laney for four years. After leaving Laney in 1965, he worked at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in Augusta until 1970. While at Metropolitan, he earned the distinction of being the first black to be hired in the local area and became a member of the Millionaire's Club. Following this distinction, he was promoted to manager. He was also elected to Augusta's city council at the age of 29 while working for Metropolitan. He left Metropolitan and went to work for Xerox Corporation in Richmond, Virginia. He ended his working career at Savannah River Site, where he spent 27 years working his way up from an apprentice ironworker to a labor relations manager. He now spends time doing what God gave him a talent to do: painting and drawing. Other Books Published by the Author: • I’m Still Standing Thank God! • The Evolution Of A Negro Into An Integrated Society