Black Like Me by, john howard Griffin
             This paper is a review of the book Black like Me by John Howard Griffin. The book tells the story of a white boy (John Howard Griffin) and his journey through the Deep South as a Black man. He journeys from New Orleans to Alabama in search of a true understanding of the problem propaganda and realities of being Black in the Deep South. Through medications, flash photo abilities to adapt to environmental changes, and funds through friends, he manages (in the mind) to become truly a Black man. Griffin becomes moved by the experience and is amazed about which beliefs turned true and which proved false. He encounters problems within his own race during the aftermath of his experiment. John Griffin finds within certain people their true color.
             Griffin's so-called racial experiment takes place in the Deep South. Though he is from Texas, Griffin journeys through the south in search of an understanding of the racial injustice and the effects it imposes on Blacks and whites.
             Griffin finds that in the more rural areas that the racism to some degree is worse than in the urban areas. Though he still had encountered harsh racism in New Orleans, it still was not as negative as the other area Griffin visited.
             The story begins when Griffin (an expert on race relations) decides the only away he can begin to imagine like a Black man is to become a Black man. He discusses his plans with an old friend, George Levitan, owner of Sepia (an internationally distributed Negro magazine with a format similar to that of Look). A large, middle-aged man, he won Griffin's admiration by offering equal job opportunities to members of any race, choosing according to their qualifications and future potentials. First Mr. Levitan called Griffin's idea "crazyâ€", stating that Griffin could get killed fooling around like that. But he was unable to contain his enthusiasm for the project. Then Levitan tol...