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1 online resource (xiv, 208 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-208). |
| Summary |
In 1959 a white writer darkened his skin and passed for a time as a "Negro" in the Deep South. John Howard Griffin was that writer, and his book Black Like Me swiftly became a national sensation. Few readers know of the extraordinary journey that led to Griffin's risky "experiment"--The culmination of a lifetime of risk, struggle, and achievement. A native of Texas, Griffin was a medical student who became involved in the rescue of Jews in occupied France; a U.S. serviceman among tribal peoples in the South Pacific, where he suffered an injury that left him blinded for a decade; a convert to Catholicism; and, finally, a novelist and writer. All these experiences fed Griffin's drive to understand what it means to be human, and how human beings can justify treating their fellows - of whatever race or physical description - as "the intrinsic other". After describing this journey and analyzing the text of Black Like Me, Robert Bonazzi treats the dramatic aftermath of Griffin's experiment and life. Man in the Mirror provides a fascinating look at the roots of a book that galvanized America, and offers reflections on why, after all these years, this work retains its astonishing impact. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Man in the Mirror; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; CHAPTER 1. THE PATH; CHAPTER 2. REFLECTIONS IN THE MIRROR; CHAPTER 3. THE AFTERMATH; CHAPTER 4. AT THE CROSSROADS; CHAPTER 5. CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES; Epilogue; Notes; Critical Praise for this book. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Griffin, John Howard, 1920-1980. Black like me.
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Griffin, John Howard, 1920-1980.
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Griffin, John Howard, 1920-1980. |
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Black like me (Griffin, John Howard) |
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African Americans -- Southern States -- Social conditions.
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African Americans. |
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Southern States. |
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Social conditions. |
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Southern States -- Race relations.
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Race relations. |
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Texas -- Biography.
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Texas. |
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Biographies.
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United States -- Race relations -- Religious aspects.
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United States. |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bonazzi, Robert. Man in the mirror. Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, ©1997 1570751188 (DLC) 97018711 (OCoLC)36783919 |
| ISBN |
9781609401375 electronic book |
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1609401379 electronic book |
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9781609401368 electronic book |
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1609401360 electronic book |
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9781609401351 electronic book |
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1609401352 electronic book |
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1570751188 |
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9781570751189 |
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