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A civil rights leader was escorted by police out of a North Carolina movie theater after he insisted on using his own chair for medical reasons, prompting an ap
A civil rights leader was escorted by police out of a North Carolina movie theater after he insisted on using his own chair for medical reasons, prompting an apology from the nation's largest movie theater chain.
The incident occurred Tuesday in Greenville during a showing of “The Color Purple.” The Rev. William Barber II said he needs the chair because he suffers from ankylosing spondylitis, a disabling bone disease.
William J. Barber II, who for more than 30 years has suffered from a form of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis, writes on how an AMC theater couldn’t accommodate his disability.
William J. Barber II, who for more than 30 years has suffered from a form of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis, writes on how an AMC theater couldn’t accommodate his disability.