Black Like Me - 50th Anniversary Edition (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition)

On October 28, 1959, John Howard Griffin underwent a transformation that changed many lives beyond his own--he made his skin black and traveled through the segregated Deep South. His odyssey of discovery was captured in journal entries, arguably the single most important documentation of 20th-century American racism ever written. More than 50 years later, this newly edited edition--which is based on the original manuscript and includes a new design and added afterword--gives fresh life to what is still considered a "contemporary book." The story that earned respect from civil rights leaders and death threats from many others endures today as one of the great human--and humanitarian--documents of the era. In this new century, when terrorism is too often defined in terms of a single ethnic designation or religion, and the first black president of the United States is subject to hateful slurs, this record serves as a reminder that America has been blinded by fear and racial intolerance before. This is the story of a man who opened his eyes and helped an entire nation to do likewise.

General

Imprint:	Wings Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	John Howard Griffin
Foreword by:	Studs Terkel
Afterword by:	Robert Bonazzi
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
Pages:	207
Edition:	3rd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-916727-68-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-916727-68-8
Barcode:	9780916727680

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