Woman, 93, granted a library card 73 years after being denied because she was black

[KamaAina]

http://thegrio.com/2015/07/06/woman-library-card-73-years-later/

In 1942, Pearl Thompson, who was studying at Shaw University, went to the library to check out a book that she was required to read for her class.

Unfortunately, the library told her that she could not get a card because of her race, and she had to stay in the basement of the library to read the book because she could not take it home with her.

But on Thursday, Thompson arrived at the Cameron Village Regional Library to much fanfare as she finally received her library card 73 years later....

“I just feel like this woman was denied access to a library and a book,” Burlingame said. “I just wanted the opportunity to rectify that, not just for her but for us as the library system.”

[randys1]

1. This will happen in 2016 if we are not vigilant. Racism is the core agenda of the R party

[historylovr]

2. You are so right. Constant vigilance.

Despite how far we've come as a nation we've made so little progress that it's all too easy to slide backwards.

But this story, this makes me smile.

[procon]

3. This is in N Carolina, and while I'm happy this lady is finally

able to access all the services of the public library that her tax dollars helped to sustain for those 73 years, I can't help but think that she probably has neighbors and family members that are still being denied the right to vote.

[KamaAina]

4. She may be herself.

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. excellent