Here is my take on the centenary of John Howard Griffin: Remembering John Howard Griffin at 100: Catholic Convert who wrote ‘Black Like Me’ americamagazine.org/faith/20…

Remembering John Howard Griffin at 100: Catholic Convert who wrote ‘Black Like Me’

‘Black Like Me’ went beyond social observation to examine an underlying disease of the soul.

americamagazine.org

Jun 15, 2020 · 9:54 PM UTC

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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
I was JUST thinking about him and this book -- didn't know he was a Catholic convert!! Off to read your piece!
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
Thoughtful piece. Read the book in middle school, and it always haunted me.
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
Good article. I’ve always been fascinated by JHG too. I wish he had lived to write the Merton bio. The 2 men were obviously drawn to each other as if they shared some inner vision.
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Interesting question—too deep for a tweet. But I think context matters; wasn’t undertaken as performance for the entertainment or amusement of white people but in order to expose racism. That said, it was an “experiment” of its time (1959)— not something that would work today.
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