In his memoir, Sampson Davis describes the experience of growing up in Newark. He tells us that he came from an impoverished background, and that he faced enormous difficulties and obstacles in order to become a doctor. However, even after he became a doctor, Davis believed it was important for him to come back and become a beacon of hope for other people who had grown up in the same difficult environment. He wanted to come back and show young people that it was possible for them to change their lives through education.
Sampson Davis describes his childhood growing up in Newark as rough, and it was difficult to find inspiration while being surrounded by so much negative influence. In contrast, he felt that he had to be the positive influence he needed as a young boy. He had the moral obligation to improve the area in which he grew up in.
