Black Like Me is a controversial non-fiction story recounting American journalist John Griffin's autobiographical travels on public transportation through the Deep South during the year of 1961. At the time, Griffin had undergone medical procedures to darken his skin so that he could pass as black. Griffin uses his experiences to explore the intense racial strains present in the segregated states. The novel sparked an outcry upon its publication, especially in the South.
Black Like Me is an astounding autobiographical diary about a white man from the north who temporarily transforms himself into a Negro because he wants to visit the south and experience the difficulties faced by black Americans in the year 1959 At that time there was racial discrimination towards the blacks with segregation in the south and the blacks suffered poverty hunger and hopelessness John Griffin was his name and in this diary he explains his experiences and feelings throughout his enti
Black Like Me As I begin reading the story John Griffin introduces himself to the readers He began with a speculation if he became an African American he could help understand the difficulties between races as a white man and African American in the south and with this knowledge develop a means to bridge the gap His desire to know if Southern whites were racists against African Americans population of the Deep South or if they really judged people based on the individuals personality as they sa