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Sheldon Cooper

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20. Here's Cindy, telling us how things are now:

Reply to lunasun (Reply #19)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 10:03 PM

Mar 2014

Notice she gave it two out of five stars.

Cindy's review Apr 29, 09
2 of 5 stars
Read in February, 2009

Couldn't find the exact cover of the one that I read. My copy is very old and very dogeared. Looks like more people have it on thier to-read shelves than have actually read it. In fact it is an old paperback with the actual price of 60 cents as selling price. I have a hard time seeing skin color on people. I know that prejudice is really felt by people, especially in the era of this book. But i just don't feel it.

Thankfully, she doesn't feel it.

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Black Like Me, 50 Years Later [View all] sheshe2 Mar 2014 OP

I've recommended that book to a lot of folks, and the movie to illiterate white wingers. Hoyt Mar 2014 #1

I read it in high school Hoyt. sheshe2 Mar 2014 #4

I think it was my first quarter in college. I was lucky to get a very liberal sociology professor. Hoyt Mar 2014 #9

Exactly, I read it in Jr. High or High School and still remember some scenes flamingdem Mar 2014 #24

Also see ... ananda Mar 2014 #2

Thanks for the link, ananda. sheshe2 Mar 2014 #6

We'll all be glad to know that a reviewer named 'Cindy', who appears to be white, Sheldon Cooper Mar 2014 #11

I was just thinking that some of those same folks( or their new forms ) lunasun Mar 2014 #19

Here's Cindy, telling us how things are now: Sheldon Cooper Mar 2014 #20

well you know if she doesn't feel it then it does not exist no matter how many say it does lunasun Mar 2014 #22

Yep. Sheldon Cooper Mar 2014 #23

well, if Cindy does not "feel it" clearly it does not exist noiretextatique Mar 2014 #37

I read that book (Black Like Me) long ago - very moving. northoftheborder Mar 2014 #3

That was one hell of an odyssey. LiberalAndProud Mar 2014 #5

I keep hearing here that discussing this stuff is alienating and divisive. Great book, one of bettyellen Mar 2014 #7

My brother read the book in 1959 and talked with my sister and me about it. The book was powerful jwirr Mar 2014 #8

Slightly later timeline, exact same result. Powerful book. I later taught "Black Literature" in h.s WinkyDink Mar 2014 #17

I was in high school when I read it, perhaps 1965 or '66. In looking back, what's interesting ... Scuba Mar 2014 #10

Thanks for the further details. I was unaware of his continuing after the experiment. Obviously the freshwest Mar 2014 #12

It's denial, racism or both. sheshe2 Mar 2014 #14

K&R Solly Mack Mar 2014 #13

I read it in high school in the 60s. Mr.Bill Mar 2014 #15

Back then madamesilverspurs Mar 2014 #16

They were indeed, madamesilverspurs. sheshe2 Mar 2014 #18

He spoke at my High School... PCIntern Mar 2014 #21

i read it very young. stayed with me. bought for my oldest at 8 seabeyond Mar 2014 #25

You are welcome, sea. sheshe2 Mar 2014 #27

I had to read this in high school around 1971 or 72: babylonsister Mar 2014 #26

So that's where "babylonsister" originated from. :) sheshe2 Mar 2014 #28

An Amazing article Number23 Mar 2014 #29

It is an amazing piece, Number23. sheshe2 Mar 2014 #31

but Cindy does not feel it noiretextatique Mar 2014 #38

.. Cha Mar 2014 #30

I read this during high school or shortly after, but not assigned. xfundy Mar 2014 #32

So grateful for the Progress that has been made in Cha Mar 2014 #34

My sister had a teacher who read parts in a class, she wanted to read the book and the library would AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2014 #33

"Most Americans saw civil rights as a “Southern problem,” " Behind the Aegis Mar 2014 #35

No it is not an anomaly. sheshe2 Mar 2014 #36

That book fascinated me malaise Mar 2014 #39

Me too malaise. nt sheshe2 Mar 2014 #41

Read it in the 8th Grade . . . markpkessinger Mar 2014 #40

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