Black Like Me (1964)

Director
Carl Lerner

Main cast
James Whitmore; Sorrell Booke; Roscoe Lee Browne; Al Freeman, Jr.; Will Geer

Genres
Drama

Description
Black Like Me is the true account of John Griffin's experiences when he passed as a black man.


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