Today, I had my first meeting with the Citizen's Committee. They have hired a fancy New York City lawyer, Albion Winegar Tourgée, to help them repeal the Separate Car Act. The Committee is getting a lucky break, because Mr. Tourgrée isn't charging them a penny. The whole point of the meeting was to get me to sign a contract to agree to ride in a white-only first class train car and tell the conductor that I am 1/8 black. I laughed when I first heard about this idea, but after I realized the seriousness of this bill, I shut up. I'm a little nervous that I will end up in prison for a long period of time. If I do end up a jail bird, I will miss my beautiful wife, Louise Bordenave. I hope this experiment works out for the good...
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