The setting of Black Like Me is intensely important. The setting starts out on October 28, 1959 in Mansfield, Texas. The setting in Black Like Me is so important because if the setting is any other place than the Southern United States then the plot is completely different. If the setting is in the north, then the issue of racism is not known. It is the south that is dealing with problems of racism. The setting changes a few times due to Griffins moving so much. The setting later moves to New Orleans, Louisiana and then on to Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Griffin then travels to Mobile, Alabama and from Mobile to Montgomery, Alabama. From there, Griffin moves to Tuskegee, Alabama and then on to Auburn, Alabama which leads Griffin to Atlanta, Georgia. Griffin travels to New Orleans, Louisiana and fi

s problems are mild but as time goes on and Griffin travels deeper and deeper into the south, the problems become more in-depth. The problems in the cities range from as small as having colored/white bathrooms to a white mob nearly killing a Negro. At one point in Black Like Me, a problem on a bus traveling to Hattiesburg, Alabama arises. At a rest stop on the way to Hattiesburg, the bus driver lets all of the whites off but refuses to let the Negroes off. Here is a quote from the scene: 'I stood on the bottom step, waiting. The driver turned back to me. "Where do you think you're going?" he asked, his heavy cheeks quivering with each word. "I'd like to go to the restroom." I smiled and moved to step down. He tightened his grip on the door facings and shouldered in close to block me. "Does your ticket say for you to get off here?" he asked. "No sir, but the others-----" "Then you get your ass back in your seat and don't you move till we get to Hattiesburg," he comma!

. Griffin faces many problems while he is a Negro in the Deep South. One of the problems that Griffin faces is walking blocks and blocks to find a restroom. Also, Griffin must walk nearly the same distance to get to a place where Negroes can eat and all that the small cafe's serve to Negroes is rice and beans. No job is available for Griffin, which is yet another problem. One more problem is that at one point Griffin cannot find a place to cash a travelers check. This instance is: 'Finally, after I gave up hope and decided I must remain in New Orleans without funds until the banks opened on Monday, I walked toward town. Small gold-lettering on a the window of a store caught my attention: CATHOLIC BOOK STORE. Knowing the Catholic stand on racism, I wondered

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Approximate Word count = 1180
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)