Black Like Me

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Signet, 1961. First Paperback 5th or later Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. A shocking book" about the white author's quest to experience life as a Black man in the deep South, which he undertook by having his skin temporarily darkened medically & shaving his head so that he presented as "bald, middle-aged Negro." He then spent a month walking, hitchhiking, & riding buses around the Deep South of the early 1960s, crossing the line "into the country of the American Negro--a country of hate, fear, & hopelessness." Orig. appearing in excerpts in Sepia magazine & in hardcover in 1960, this is the First Mass Market Paperback Edition (Signet P2709) from 1961, but a later (31st) printing. In 157 pages + 2 pages of ads for other titles in rear, photos on back cover Condition is VG: completely clean & unmarked inside, noticeable rightward lean & spine roll, minor edgewear & rubbing all around. Pages moderately tanned, heavier to edges & inside both covers, but unmarked. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.