Black Like Me

John Howard Griffin, John Howard Griffin, Robert Bonazzi

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English

Signet
20 October 2010

Biography; Biography: general; Social discrimination; Civil rights & citizenship

Essential reading . . . a social document of the first order, ( San Francisco Chronicle ) this history-making classic about crossing the color line in the segregated South is a searing work of nonfiction, a chillingly relevant eyewitness account of race and humanity.

A white writer recounts his experiences in the American South following treatments that darkened his skin and shares his thoughts on the problems of prejudice and racial injustice.

In the Deep South of the 1950s, journalist Griffin decided to cross the color line. Using medication that darkened his skin to deep brown, he exchanged his privileged life as a Southern white man for the disenfranchised world of an unemployed black man. His audacious, still chillingly relevant eyewitness history is a work about race and humanity.

By: John Howard Griffin
Afterword by: Robert Bonazzi
Epilogue by: John Howard Griffin
Imprint: Signet
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 50th
Dimensions: Height: 191mm, Width: 108mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 113g
ISBN: 9780451234216
ISBN 10: 0451234219
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 20 October 2010
Recommended Age: From 13 to 17 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Black Like Me

Essential reading...a social document of the first order, providing material absolutely unavailable elsewhere with such authenticity that it cannot be dismissed. --San Francisco Chronicle A stinging indictment of thoughtless, needless inhumanity. No one can read it without suffering. --Dallas Morning News Black Like Me is a moving and troubling book written by an accomplished novelist. It is a scathing indictment of our society. --Saturday Review -Essential reading...a social document of the first order, providing material absolutely unavailable elsewhere with such authenticity that it cannot be dismissed.---San Francisco Chronicle -A stinging indictment of thoughtless, needless inhumanity. No one can read it without suffering.---Dallas Morning News -Black Like Me is a moving and troubling book written by an accomplished novelist. It is a scathing indictment of our society.---Saturday Review