Journalist John Howard Griffin darkens his skin to live as a Black man and documents the racism, segregation, and daily humiliations of Jim Crow-era Deep South.
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Journalist John Howard Griffin darkens his skin to live as a Black man and documents the racism, segregation, and daily humiliations of Jim Crow-era Deep South.
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Publisher's description: 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...
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Sexual content
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Mentions of white men soliciting sex from a Black teenage girl amid discussions of perceived Black sexuality.
Violence & gore
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References to lynching, racist violence, and threats of physical harm throughout the journey.
Profanity
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Frequent racial slurs including the n-word used by white characters to express bigotry.
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Central examination of systemic racism, Jim Crow segregation, and racial prejudice in 1950s America.
Self-harm / suicide
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References to suicide in the context of racial oppression and despair.
Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of racial discrimination, violence, lynching threats, and systemic cruelty including sexual coercion of a minor.
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