John Howard Griffin
American journalist (1920–1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Howard Griffin (June 16, 1920 – September 9, 1980) was an American journalist and author from Texas who wrote about and championed racial equality. He is best known for his 1959 project to temporarily pass as a black man and journey through the Deep South in order to see life and segregation from the other side of the color line first-hand. He first published a series of articles on his experience in Sepia magazine, which had underwritten the project, then later published an expanded account in book form, under the title Black Like Me (1961). This was later adapted into a 1964 film of the same name. A 50th anniversary edition of the book was published in 2011 by Wings Press.[1]
John Howard Griffin | |
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Born | (1920-06-16)June 16, 1920 |
Died | September 9, 1980(1980-09-09) (aged 60) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Education | University of Poitiers |
Occupation | Writer |
Notable credit | Black Like Me |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Ann Holland
(m. 1953) |
Children | 4 |