In 1946, an award-winning author wrote one of the first children’s books about racism. The main character was a young African American girl, a Girl Scout Brownie with pigtails. Carla Hayden, a Baltimorean and former librarian of Congress fired by President Donald Trump last week,

The nation’s first African American Librarian of Congress was the latest person to get fired by President Donald Trump, a move that librarians say could stymie progress in making the nation’s library more accessible and inclusive.

The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this. Last week, the Trump administration fired the longtime librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden.