@onpurposeleaderpodcast: In 1959, one white man made a decision that shocked America. John Howard Griffin darkened his skin, stepped into the Jim Crow South, and lived as a Black man — not to imitate, but to understand. What he experienced became the book Black Like Me — a raw, unfiltered look at racism that white America could no longer deny. Griffin faced humiliation, threats, violence, and the daily fear Black Americans lived with under segregation. And when he told the truth, he paid the price: death threats, public hatred, and exile. This is not just history. It’s a leadership lesson. Proximity creates clarity. Clarity creates courage. Courage creates change. This is why the On Purpose Leader Podcast exists — to tell the stories of leaders who stepped into the fire so others could walk free. #BlackLikeMe #JohnHowardGriffin #onpurposeleaderpodcast #LeadershipStories #HistoryThatHeals
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Biz Schnitz :
Well he could’ve just taken an actual black man’s word for it.
2026-08-31 22:59:42
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XXXX333333 :
There was another young man named Mark Watson who did this to obtain a scholarship and he met the love of his life
2026-08-31 21:48:29
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BeatMaker :
Needs a movie
2026-08-31 18:55:35
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ariesgirlnikki9672 :
I read this book as a child and then another young man named Joshua Solomon did the same thing back in the 90s he was on the Oprah Winfrey show I said that was the hardest thing to do is live as a black man
2026-08-31 21:37:02
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see how he was able to flee from it and continue life normally, we can't
2026-09-01 02:30:10
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Greek/Irish :
And racism is still alive, kicking and STILL being denied almost SEVENTY years later🙄🙄🙄
2026-08-31 20:37:01
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Rebecca Garcia823🇺🇸🇺🇦 :
And there are still white people that believes racism doesn’t exist today.
2026-09-01 03:29:28
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Ricki N. Singleton :
Wow, never heard of this
2026-08-31 18:08:53
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onebadtattoo :
Talk about walking a mile in someone else's shoes.
2026-09-01 02:53:12
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Reluctant rockabilly :
Very brave of him to do this but he finally understood what we go through. I wonder what happened to him after he moved away.
2026-08-31 19:49:06
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C. Hamilton :
My mom saw the movie it was rated R. I later read the book. It was eye opening.
2026-08-31 20:40:30
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Thefunalongtheway :
excellent book!!!
2026-09-01 06:45:04
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〽️itchell🗯️ :
This isnt blackface, this is social justice
2026-09-01 02:27:08
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onpurposeleaderpodcast :
Good conversation on the thread. Some still deny the existence of racism which Griffin exposed when he visited places as a Black/White man. The denial resides in the minds of those who often refuse to accept the truth. Griffin did and exposed it and was threatened because of it.
2026-08-31 22:49:41
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ShotByVonn :
But they want us to forget about it and move on I think not 💯
2026-08-31 23:01:21
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Andrea Venus :
These are the figures we need to learn about in school
2026-09-01 00:36:27
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Mav :
… the masks we wear…
2026-08-31 22:35:17
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dellzbanned :
These ppl will have the nerve to call someone low iq yet themselves don’t even know why they hated ppl😂
2026-09-01 02:21:23
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bae :
If only others would put themselves in someone else’s shoes. So fucking sad
2026-08-31 21:04:54
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Joseph Avila Vigneau :
Great book, the only jobs he could get were meanial labor jobs barely making enough to eat and pay rent. Couldn’t afford enough to buy a car.
2026-08-31 19:12:25
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Therapeuticactress :
That book is sooooo good!!!
2026-08-31 21:29:02
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fola cherié🇸🇱🇳🇬 :
Does anyone remember the show that used to play on tv where they would use makeup and make white people black and put them around wp omg it was insidious
2026-08-31 22:51:00
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Mykel Barthelemy :
I read the book. It was eye opening. 👀
2026-08-31 21:01:09
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hickusmc :
I’m sorry democrats did that to you Sir
2026-08-31 23:53:39
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SmokaHontas :
Fake news. Hair texture
2026-09-01 04:07:49
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