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Uncommon Vision: The Life and Times of John Howard Griffin

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Documentary about John Howard Griffin, a white man who disguised himself as a black man (dying his skin) and traveled through the South during the Civil Rights era. He did so because he was writing a news article about discrimination against blacks in the South. He wrote a famous book called "Black Like Me," describing his adventures.

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CAST

J. Barrett Cooper
Narrator (voice)
Dick Gregory
Himself
Jonathan Yardley
Himself
John Howard Griffin
Himself (archival footage)
Directed by Morgan Atkinson

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Released
Original language
EN
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Production
Duckworks
Country
US
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