John is a white writer who spends six weeks as a "Negro" in the southern states. He later reports of his trials and hardships, he tells how he dealt with racism as both a white man and a black man.

This book takes place in mostly the southern states. John travels from New Orleans, Louisiana, through Mississippi, and then into Alabama as a "Negro." It started in October of 1959 and John returned home to Mansfield, Texas in December. For the next eight months John tells the papers, television stations, and radios of his experiences living as a "Negro." During those eight months he also has some threats towards his family, so they t

ravel around staying at places they think will be safer.

Sterling Williams was "the shoe shining man." He was in his fifty and had a limp, which with he had to use a crutch. He was very friendly and was a great help to John.

Finding out how it feels to be discriminated because of your race is a factor of both the plot and the characterization. The whole basis of the story was to figure out what effect discrimination has on a person. John then went through medical treatment to change himself into a "Negro." After doing so he then walked the streets of Louisiana, spent nights in random hotels, and traveled at the back of the bus. Just so he could feel the full effect of being a "Negro." Characterization was also a big part. With out John wanting to do this nothing would have work

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Approximate Word count = 537
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