The Library Card

It is amazing to me that in the 1900's, it was still not acceptable for blacks to have something as innocent as a Library Card! This essay made me feel very sad that this entire group of human beings was so mistreated and abused. I also found it amazing that even as a free man, the author had to act (and actually be) subserviant to his fellow workers - not his boss, but fellow workers! However, it also shows that if you want something bad enough, you will find a way to get it regardless of the obstacles. He read and read and read and educated himself on the different aspects of writing because he desperately wanted to be a writer.