US congressman shares childhood tale of public library colour bar at NBA ceremony,as Colson Whitehead and historian Ibram X Kendi also earn accoladesCivil-rights campaigner and congressman John Lewis was in tears as he accepted America’s National Book award for young people’s literature in Manhattan on Wednesday night, speaking of how as a child he had been turned away from the public library for being black. Related: John Lewis: 'I don’t contemplate I’ve changed much. I still consider myself an activist' Related: Colson Whitehead: 'My agent said: Oprah. I said: Shut the front door' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com