Black Like Me Book Review

John Howard Griffin wrote the book Black Like Me. Griffin was a white man that wanted a first hand account of what it was like being black in the south. In his book Black like me, he wanted to see the extent of segregation and prejudice outside of his white man perspective and see what lay beneath the surface of southern life. He decided to go to a dermatologist to get his skin darkened to carry out his plan. He conducted his observations in the deep south that was notorious for segregation in the 1950’s. He visited places like Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana as black man. He documented his experiences for six weeks in his journal.
The purpose for writing the book was to provide the readers an inside look to the inner workings of society …show more content…
The review gives more background information on Griffin that the book doesn’t give. The background information helps the readers understand where griffin is coming from when he decided to embark in his journey. The review gives a synopsis of the book as well as further explanation of Griffin’s thoughts and feelings toward segregation, and experiences as a black man. The review explains how Griffin’s faith was a big motivating factor on Griffin doing his social experiment “…Griffin’s theological studies had convinced him that racism was a human problem.” Saying that even if your not being affected directly by segregation doesn’t mean that it is not affecting …show more content…
“…men in uniform…rarely descend to show discrimination, perhaps because of the integration of the armed forces”. The textbook talks about the Buffalo Soldiers who were African Americans who fought side by side with whites during war. Even though there was integration in the military there was still prejudice in the minds of some white soldiers and officers. They continued to stick to the old traditions of the south. “Many white officers refused to serve with black