artemis8's Full Review: John Howard Griffin and Robert (AFT) Bonazzi - Bla...
As I was not alive when this book was written, I had no idea of how America was really like at this time in history. This book gave me a much better understanding of how it really was like to be black in the 1950's. It was scary in some parts how strong the ideas and influences of race on how human beings treat each other totally took over in situations. The author becomes black through medicine and skin dye and tells a first hand account of what it meant to live that way. He was very observant and a good storyteller. I highly recommend reading this book.
The author tells of his experiences after he darkened his skin and traveled through the South in order to find out how it feels to be black.More at HotBookSale
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