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Man in the Mirror: John Howard Griffin and the Story of Black Like Me
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In 1959 a white writer darkened his skin and passed for a time as a "Negro" in the Deep South. John Howard Griffin was that writer, and his book Black Like Me swiftly became a national sensation. Few readers know of the extraordinary journey that led to Griffin's risky "experiment" - the culmination of a lifetime of risk, struggle, and achievement. A native of Texas, Griff
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Paperback, 206 pages
Published
September 1st 1997
by Orbis Books
(first published August 1997)
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I read this one as a teenager and it remains one of my all time favorite books. The message is to know what it is like to walk a day in someone else's shoes; the grass is not greener. It's about understanding and compassion.
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Couldn't find the exact cover of the one that I read. My copy is very old and very dogeared. Looks like more people have it on thier to-read shelves than have actually read it. In fact it is an old paperback with the actual price of 60 cents as selling price. I have a hard time seeing skin color on people. I know that prejudice is really felt by people, especially in the era of this book. But i just don't feel it.
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A great companion to Black Like Me. I especially appreciate the role of religion in his life and the role/ lack of role it plays in prejudice.
This book is a sensitive, serious study of an exceptional human being. Probably we would all benefit from a similar portrait but the author (if this isn't an under-characterisation) of Black Like Me deserves a portrait like this to show us what kind of man would become the subject of his own dangerous experiment. Griffin had fought against German fascism as a member of the French resistance, and had been blind for 10 years before regaining his sight. He was a novelist and a convert to Roman Cath
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New: AVAILABLE LIGHT: Exile in Mexico, by John Howard Griffin (Wings Press 2008). Features three essays on photography by Griffin and 40 photos, including 30 of Tarascan culture of Michoacan, Mexico. Also ...more
New: AVAILABLE LIGHT: Exile in Mexico, by John Howard Griffin (Wings Press 2008). Features three essays on photography by Griffin and 40 photos, including 30 of Tarascan culture of Michoacan, Mexico. Also ...more
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