John Coltrane by Gelderen, Hugo van / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl], via Wikimedia Commons
Sam Stephenson interviews Dr. C.O. Simpkins about his 1975 biography of John Coltrane, and Simpkins describes how he handled his book's tense racial context: "The audience I developed in my mind’s eye was an audience of black children, as though I was talking to my own children. Something about writing for children imposed an absolute truth in my effort. I thought that was the best way for me to put the truth out there without any compromise."
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