Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin

Black Like Me

John Howard Griffin

208 pages first pub 1960 (editions)

nonfiction classics history memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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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 t...

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Moods

informative 83%
reflective 74%
challenging 51%
emotional 43%
dark 33%
tense 33%
sad 30%
inspiring 22%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 11%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 58%
slow 23%
fast 17%

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