It is only through books that we partake of the great harvest that is human civilization across the ages.
I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.
During the days of segregation, there was not a place of higher learning for African Americans. They were simply not welcome in many of the traditional schools. And from this backward policy grew the network of historical black colleges and universities.