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JustAnotherGen

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7. I read at the collegiate level in the third grade

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Thu Feb 3, 2022, 01:13 PM

Feb 2022

This was one of the carefully curated books my parents bought me - and we read and discussed together.

Way better than sneaking Sidney Sheldon books!

I was a black child - of bi-racial parents - and it gave me a depth of tenderness towards my dad, in the same way Night did my mom's paternal grandparents, and her dad.

Like - he lived - what Griffin only EXPERIENCED.

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Rereading: Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin [View all] sheshe2 Feb 2022 OP

I read this book last year. madaboutharry Feb 2022 #1

In 1964, when I was still in high school, my Social Studies PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2022 #2

I was required to read this book for a high school English class! Diamond_Dog Feb 2022 #3

Haven't read it in a long time. Thanks for the reminder. LoisB Feb 2022 #4

I read this book when I was in high school. murielm99 Feb 2022 #5

Thanks for the reminder, sheshe. brer cat Feb 2022 #6

I read at the collegiate level in the third grade JustAnotherGen Feb 2022 #7