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157 pages • first pub 1960 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780451097033
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Signet
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Black Like Me is ideal for readers seeking a profound, empathetic exploration of racial inequality through a transformative personal journey that challenges societal perceptions.
Description
Writer John Howard Griffin decided to perform an experiment fifty years ago. In order to learn firsthand how one race could withstand the second class citizenship imposed on it by another, he dyed his white skin dark, left his family, and traveled...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 81%
reflective: 68%
challenging: 57%
emotional: 51%
dark: 42%
tense: 37%
sad: 34%
inspiring: 22%
adventurous: 13%
hopeful: 12%
funny: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crimeModerate
Rape, Sexual content, Slavery
157 pages • first pub 1960 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780451097033
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Signet
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Black Like Me is ideal for readers seeking a profound, empathetic exploration of racial inequality through a transformative personal journey that challenges societal perceptions.
Description
Writer John Howard Griffin decided to perform an experiment fifty years ago. In order to learn firsthand how one race could withstand the second class citizenship imposed on it by another, he dyed his white skin dark, left his family, and traveled...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 81%
reflective: 68%
challenging: 57%
emotional: 51%
dark: 42%
tense: 37%
sad: 34%
inspiring: 22%
adventurous: 13%
hopeful: 12%
funny: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crimeModerate
Rape, Sexual content, Slavery