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Black like me

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New American Library, 1976 - Biography & Autobiography - 188 pages
This American classic has been corrected from the original manuscripts and indexed, featuring historic photographs and an extensive biographical afterword.

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Eye opening and educational. - Goodreads
Prose is weak but the book remains a classic. - Goodreads
Wonderful research and an overall good book - Goodreads
Amazing insight to the plight of the African American. - Goodreads
This book was an excellent book, its a page turner. - Goodreads
I have been remiss in writing a review on this book. - Goodreads

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User Review  - Laura - Goodreads

Dated, but an interesting insight into racial tensions in America Read full review

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User Review  - Staci - Goodreads

A very interesting story of an experiment in race; a story of a man almost literally walking a mile in someone else's shoes. Read full review

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Contents

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Section 2
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Section 3
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About the author (1976)

John Howard Griffin is best known as the author of the classic "Black Like Me," first published in 1961, an account of his experiences traveling through the American deep South disguised as a black man. He was also an accomplished photographer and the author of several other books, including "A Hidden Wholeness: The Visual World of Thomas Merton "and" Scattered Shadows: A Memoir of Blindness and Vision,

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