Black Like Me, (Paperback)

I learned about this book from the October issue of the Smithsonian Magazine 2011. After reading the book, I came to realize this anniversary edition is not just to help readers today to learn or understand the past, it is also to shed light on certain aspect of humanity that is independent of time and place. The essence of this classic is well summarized in the preface of the book itself: "... The real story is the universal one of men who destroy the souls and bodies of other men (and in the process destroy themselves) for reasons neither really understands. It is the story of the persecuted, the defrauded, the feared and detested. I could have been a Jew in Germany, a Mexican in a number of states, or a member of any "inferior" group. Only the details would have differed. The story would be the same. "

I bought this book for my daughter. I read it when I was younger and I remember how good it was. Great reading for someone in the late teens and older.