John Howard Griffin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Howard Griffin

American journalist & race activist

Date of Birth: 16-Jun-1920

Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 09-Sep-1980

Profession: writer, human rights activist, journalist, novelist, autobiographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

John Howard Griffin (June 16, 1920 – September 9, 1980) was an American journalist and author from Texas who wrote about racial equality.
He is best known for his project to temporarily pass as a black man and journey through the Deep South of 1959 to see life and segregation from the other side of the color line.
He first published a series of articles on his experience in Sepia Magazine, which had underwritten the project.
He published a fuller account in a book Black Like Me (1961).
This was later adapted as a 1964 film of the same name.
A 50th anniversary edition of the book was published in 2011 by Wings Press.