Answer:
Powell is writting on the time he took a mid year work as a watchman in Pepsi's Long Island plant. Around then, it was a vocation done by Dark individuals however he couldn't have cared less. He simply needed to work. One year from now, he was given a vocation packaging machines at the plant which was held for White people. He did that well as well. He reviews this episode as it shows him in a positive light as somebody who couldn't have cared less for racial isolation.
