John Howard Griffin
American journalist and author
John Howard Griffin was an American journalist and author from Texas who wrote about and championed racial equality. He is best known for his 1959 project to temporarily pass as a black man and journey through the Deep South in order to see life... Wikipedia
Born: June 16, 1920, Dallas, TX
Died: September 9, 1980 (age 60 years), Fort Worth, TX
Children: 4
Spouse: Elizabeth Holland (m. 1953–1980)
Education: University of Poitiers and R.L. Paschal High School
Parents: John Walter Griffin and Lena May Young Griffin
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