Black Like Me

A detailed Summary of Black Like Me

This book is an autobiographical diary of John Howard Griffin, a

white journalist from Texas, who undergoes medical treatment to

temporarily color his skin black, so that he can understand what

it is like to be a Negro in a land of racial segregation. It is a

journal of the authors personal experiences living as a Negro.

For six weeks the author from Texas, hitchhikes or

walks, takes a bus or trudges the streets of four other Southern

states of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Georgia, all of

which treat the Negroes as tenth class citizens.

The author of the book. He is a sensitive white journalist. The whole book

is a shocking account of his personal experiences, when he transforms

himself temporarily into a Negro for six weeks. During this period, he

suffers raw hate and violence, crudity and inhumanity, from the

He sets out on a personal quest to discover what it is really like to be a Negro. He

experiences how, many freedoms and rights that he enjoyed as a

privileged white are now forbidden to him. This is a grim and

bitter eye-opener for him. In addition, he encounters many racial

carrying out his plan. The author gives the dermatologist his case

unwavering in his will to explain and expose bitter racism.

The climax of the book is reached when some white racists of the

rabid white racism. The book develops an

the Negro community. One remarkable white is the journalist P.

Approximate Word count = 1070
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

join now Save Paper

Saved Paper

Save your papers so you can locate them quickly!

"Thank You So Much!!! You have saved me once again!!!"
Jack M.
"With so many papers to chose from, I was able to get ideas to help me with all of my classes. Thank You!"
Brian P.
"I've used this site for the last 3 years to help me come up with ideas for my papers."
Sara J.
"I use this site every week to help me write my own papers!"
Rachel W.
"I love this site!!!"
Marie N.