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The true story of a white writer in the early 1960's who chemically changes the color of his skin in order to experience life as a black man in the South.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Hilltop Company, Continental Video
Other Authors: Whitmore, James, 1921-2009, Browne, Roscoe Lee, Geer, Will, Griffin, John Howard, 1920-1980, Lerner, Carl
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA : Continental Video, Inc., [1985]
Subjects:
Griffin, John Howard, > 1920-1980.
African Americans > Southern States.
Southern States > Race relations.
Texas > Biography.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:The true story of a white writer in the early 1960's who chemically changes the color of his skin in order to experience life as a black man in the South.
Item Description:Videocassette release of the 1964 motion picture by Hilltop Company.
Based on the story "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (105 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Screenplay, Gerda Lerner, Carl Lerner ; music, Meyer Kupferman ; photography, Victor Lukens ; film editor, Lora Hays.