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Author John Howard Griffin, who posed as a Black man for his seminal book on southern racism,"Black Like Me," was born in 1920.

Today In Black America for May 14, 2009

POSTED: May 14, 2009, 6:56 pm

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A rundown of the top stories impacting Black America for May 14, 2009.

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