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100 1 a| Griffin, John Howard,d| 1920-1980.=| ^A633023;

245 10 a| Black like me :b| the definitive Griffin estate edition, corrected from original manuscripts /c| John Howard Griffin ; foreword by Studs Terkel ; with historic photographs by Don Rutledge ; and an afterword by Robert Bonazzi.;

250 a| 2nd Wings Press ed., with index.;

260 a| San Antonio, Tex. :b| Wings Press,c| 2006.;

300 a| xi, 243 pages :b| illustrations, portrait ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-237) and index.;

505 0 a| Foreword / Studs Terkel -- Preface, 1961 -- Deep south journey, 1959 -- Photographs by Don Rutledge -- The aftermath, 1960 -- Epilogue, 1976 -- Beyond otherness, 1979 -- Afterword, 2006 / Robert Bonazzi.;

520 a| Studs Terkel tells us in his Foreword to the definitive Griffin Estate Edition of Black Like Me: "This is a contemporary book, you bet." Indeed, Black Like Me remains required reading in thousands of high schools and colleges for this very reason. Regardless of how much progress has been made in eliminating outright racism from American life, Black Like Me endures as a great human and humanitarian document. In our era, when "international" terrorism is most often defined in terms of a single ethnic designation and a single religion, we need to be reminded that America has been blinded by fear and racial intolerance before. As John Lennon wrote, "Living is easy with eyes closed." Black Like Me is the story of a man who opened his eyes, and helped an entire nation to do likewise.;

600 10 a| Griffin, John Howard,d| 1920-1980.=| ^A633023;

650 0 a| African Americansz| Southern Statesx| Social conditions.=| ^A35370;

650 2 a| Black or African Americanz| Southeastern United States.=| ^A941704;

650 2 a| Social Conditionsx| history.=| ^A923278;

650 2 a| Race Relationsx| history.=| ^A944830;

650 2 a| History, 20th Century.=| ^A941311;

651 0 a| Southern Statesx| Race relations.=| ^A33745;

651 0 a| Texasv| Biography.=| ^A428649;

700 1 a| Terkel, Studs,d| 1912-2008.=| ^A40912;

700 1 a| Rutledge, Don.=| ^A1200605;

700 1 a| Bonazzi, Robert.=| ^A313650;

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Black like me : the definitive Griffin estate edition, corrected from original manuscripts / John Howard Griffin ; foreword by Studs Terkel ; with historic photographs by Don Rutledge ; and an afterword by Robert Bonazzi.

Author/creator	Griffin, John Howard
Other author	Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008.
Other author	Rutledge, Don.
Other author	Bonazzi, Robert.
Format	Book
Edition	2nd Wings Press ed., with index.
Publication Info	San Antonio, Tex. : Wings Press, 2006.
Description	xi, 243 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm
Subjects	Griffin, John Howard, 1920-1980. African Americans--Southern States. --Social conditions. Black or African American--Southeastern United States. Social Conditions--history. Race Relations--history. History, 20th Century. Southern States--Race relations. Texas--Biography.

Contents	Foreword / Studs Terkel -- Preface, 1961 -- Deep south journey, 1959 -- Photographs by Don Rutledge -- The aftermath, 1960 -- Epilogue, 1976 -- Beyond otherness, 1979 -- Afterword, 2006 / Robert Bonazzi.
Abstract	Studs Terkel tells us in his Foreword to the definitive Griffin Estate Edition of Black Like Me: "This is a contemporary book, you bet." Indeed, Black Like Me remains required reading in thousands of high schools and colleges for this very reason. Regardless of how much progress has been made in eliminating outright racism from American life, Black Like Me endures as a great human and humanitarian document. In our era, when "international" terrorism is most often defined in terms of a single ethnic designation and a single religion, we need to be reminded that America has been blinded by fear and racial intolerance before. As John Lennon wrote, "Living is easy with eyes closed." Black Like Me is the story of a man who opened his eyes, and helped an entire nation to do likewise.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-237) and index.
ISBN	0930324722
ISBN	9780930324728

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