1. In what year, and where, did Griffin do his research? John Griffin started his research in late October of 1959, and through the first half of 1960. He conducted his research in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas. 2. Why the title, Black Like Me? The title is taken literally from the lines of a poem by Langston Hughes called "Dream Variation" though the title takes a more significant meaning in regards to Griffin as shown on page 119: "... I …
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…spot, deepens the wound." 12. Are there any other theories, concepts, or terms that are apparent in Black Like Me? Pg. 127 "...the major portion of the Negro residential area is out of the city limits - put there when the city fathers decided it was the simplest way to invalidate the Negro vote." This is an example of residential patterning as shown in the Coleman Report of 1966 how entire residential areas are divided by racial boundaries.