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by John Howard Griffin
About 36 pages (10,826 words)
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Black Like Me Study Guide consists of approx. 36 pages of summaries and analysis on Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin. Browse the literature study guide below:

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Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin was published in 1960 at the beginning of the Civil Rights movement. John Howard Griffin, a white man from Mansfield, Texas, decides to take a tour through the Southern United States as a black man. Griffin writes all of his experiences and thoughts down in his journal. He does not fail to detail every single experience that he has or any person that he meets. In order to keep many people safe, Griffin does not use names or let many people in on his plan. By becoming a black man, Griffin sees first hand what it is like to be a black person dealing with racism in the South. (read more)
      October 28 -November 7, 1959 (pages 1-17)
      November 8, 1959 (pages 17-38)
      November 10-12 1959 (pages 38-44)
      November 14, 1959 (pages 45-77)
      November 15- 24, 1959 (pages 77-101)
      November 24- December 4, 1959 (pages 102-139)
      Decemeber 2, 1959- August 17, 1960 (pages 103-164)

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