About John A. Martin, Jr.,
John Martin's interest in American race relations is so deeply embedded in his family heritage, that he finds it impossible to identify its beginnings. He believes that race as a social construct became an unavoidable fact of life at the point of conception for most African Americans of his generation. Nevertheless he considers himself fortunate to be a small part of the continuing movement toward a brother/sisterhood in America, which transcends race. Martin fervently hopes that When White is Black, his first published book, will offer some help in our ongoing quest to understand and move beyond the many onerous repercussions of race in America.
Martin was raised in Berkeley, California, where he later spent the bulk of his professional career, as the general director of a social service agency. His life journey has included four years of service in the U.S. Air Force, B.A. and M.A. degrees from San Francisco State University and the University of Omaha respectively, post Master's degree study at Tufts University and the University of California at Berkeley, and a wonderfully satisfying professional life working in anti-poverty programs, social service, education, and civil rights organizations.
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