 In “The New Type of Professional Man Required,” Woodson discusses the many hardships black lawyers and doctors encounter in their professional careers.One of the problems he discusses for black lawyers would be how they are often forced to focus on the particular laws that disproportionately affect African Americans.He seems to take issue with many black doctors and their motivations for going into such work, he says, “Too many Negroes go into medicine and dentistry for selfish purposes, hooping thereby to increase their income and spend it on joyous living."