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A good long-form story (and a true story that is quite gripping) about how changing the classification can change the perception of the person is the book Black
by tokenadult 12y ago
A good long-form story (and a true story that is quite gripping) about how changing the classification can change the perception of the person is the book Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin,[1] which I read once in childhood and reread a few years ago. Powerful stuff. It's stark to understand that events like the events described in the book happened during the lifetime of a lot of people still living today.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Black-Like-50th-Anniversary-Edition/dp/0451234219 http://www.amazon.com/Black-Like-50th-Anniversary-Edition/dp...
- daviddaviddavid 12y agoAnd for a hilarious satirical romp which treads similar territory, see Black No More by George Schuyler: http://www.amazon.com/Black-No-More-George-Schuyler/dp/0486480402 http://www.amazon.com/Black-No-More-George-Schuyler/dp/04864...