| Black Like Me Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Griffin, John Howard (Author), Terkel, Studs (Foreword by), Bonazzi, Robert (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0916727688 ISBN-13: 9780916727680 Publisher: Wings Press (TX) OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2011378350 |
| Lexile Measure: 990 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Black History - Chronological Period - 1950's - Cultural Region - South |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 730 Reading Level: 7.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |