Black Like Me

Registered by aetm of Viborg, Viborg Amt Denmark on 4/19/2011
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Journal Entry 1 by aetm from Viborg, Viborg Amt Denmark on Tuesday, April 19, 2011
This copy is from 1961, of the 34th big printing. Signet 60c series.
157 p, unabridged.

This book was written barely 50 years ago. Griffin goes to explore the South as a black man. In the normal life, he's a white writer from Texas, but he takes some pigment medication and dyes his skin black, passing as a 'Negro' (when this book was published, that was the word used. 'Black' came later) in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, in the deep South.
There is a huge difference in how he was received and treated based on skin color.

It would be interesting if someone made the same journey now, to see how much has changed. The segregation is gone, but most people's friends and family aren't probably consisting of all colors. Or then the illegals might be the new 'Negro'. (Actually, there were a few journalists in Italy who faked being illegals in their country, and the treatment they received was similarly appalling).

Journal Entry 2 by aetm at Kamppi in Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Saturday, May 19, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (5/19/2012 UTC) at Kamppi in Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland

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I think Annelis might like this..?

Safe journey little book - I hope you'll make many new friends on your travels!

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Journal Entry 3 by wingAnneliswing at Kerava, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Saturday, May 19, 2012
Thank you very much for this interesting book, Aetm! And thanks to you and your hubby for the company at Kamppi as well.

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