Black Like Me - Couverture souple

Griffin, John Howard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0285638572 ISBN 13 : 9780285638570

Editeur : Souvenir Press Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Reissue of the 1950s memoir of Griffin's time in the Deep South, disguised as a black man.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In October 1959, before the Civil Rights movement would spread across the United States, John Howard Griffin underwent medical treatments to disguise himself as a black man. He then travelled through the segregated Deep South of America, exchanging the privileged life of a white man for the disenfranchisement of the black man, and experienced the racism that was endured by millions on a daily basis. From the threat of violence to the simple indignities of being unable to use a drinking fountain or buy food from a particular shop Griffin documented the experience of racism and opened the eyes of white America to the abuses going on in their country. Black Like Me is required reading in schools and colleges in the United States but this is its first British publication in decades, reminding readers of the ever-present threats of racism and prejudice and demonstrating the difference that one man can make.

Revue de presse :

One of the most extraordinary books ever written about relations between the races. --'The Today Programme' (BBC Radio 4)

In 1959, a white American decided to turn himself into a Negro ... John Howard Griffin would venture alone into some of the Deep South s most virulently racist hotspots and experience life on the other side of the tracks... Black Like Me brilliantly reveals the dehumanisation of black people by the white majority... This reissued edition will introduce a whole new British readership to a work that is still an important, illuminating and fascinating read. --Bernardine Evaristo, 'The Times'

One of the most fascinating journalistic investigations carried out in the USA... When Griffin described what he experienced... it awoke a vast section of the American public to what was happening in their country. --'The Voice'

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Souvenir Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0285638572
• ISBN 13: 9780285638570
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256