Griffin, John Howard

John Howard Griffin (1920 1980), was a writer, journalist, humanitarian, and social critic. He was educated in France. His first work, "The Devil Rides Outside", is an autobiographical account of his time there and the personal struggles during this period of his life. With the advent of World War II, Griffin did military service, where he was hit on the head and suffered a concussion, which later caused him to be struck blind. He miraculously recovered his sight five years later and wrote about the experience in "Scattered Shadows". The most famous and controversial book he wrote was "Black L...