Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin

Black Like Me

John Howard Griffin with Ray Childs (Narrator)

7 hours, 10 minutes first pub 1960 (view editions) user-added

nonfiction classics history memoir race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Black Like Me is ideal for readers seeking a profound, empathetic exploration of racial inequality through a transformative personal journey that challenges societal perceptions.

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In the Deep South of the 1950s, journalist John Howard 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 une...

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3.96
based on 4,134 reviews

Moods

informative: 81%

reflective: 68%

challenging: 57%

emotional: 51%

dark: 42%

tense: 37%

sad: 34%

inspiring: 22%

adventurous: 13%

hopeful: 12%

funny: 1%


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