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Nightmares of Lynching Haunt Author Who Went Black
John Howard Griffin, author of Black Like Me, says hate mail spiked after his South tour. A recent letter called his black friends’ deaths tragic and urged tar and feathering and hanging, triggering a terrifying nightmare of mob violence. He lives in Mansfield, Texas, and has health issues including heart disease and diabetes.
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