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mishale1 's review for:
Black Like Me
by John Howard Griffin
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
This is a book that I’ll never forget. It’s heartbreaking but it’s amazing too. It amazes me that the author did this and it breaks my heart that people were treated like this. It doesn’t even feel past tense which makes it a really important read. The author managed to share this story in a way that had me tearing through, despite the heavy issue.
John Howard Griffin decided to live undercover as a Black man, in the south, during a time when it was still segregated. He wrote about the experience showing both how Black people interacted with him and how white people did.
It really shows the worst of humanity at times.
This book is a very short 157 pages but really packs a punch. I feel like this should be required reading. I lucked out and found this gem at a used book sale.
I’m curious to read more about the author to see what became of his life after this story.
John Howard Griffin decided to live undercover as a Black man, in the south, during a time when it was still segregated. He wrote about the experience showing both how Black people interacted with him and how white people did.
It really shows the worst of humanity at times.
This book is a very short 157 pages but really packs a punch. I feel like this should be required reading. I lucked out and found this gem at a used book sale.
I’m curious to read more about the author to see what became of his life after this story.