I had to read this book for Year 13 English, and it stayed with me, and will forever. The fact that the color of someone's skin should decide how they are treated by others is abomniable, and shouldn't be tolerated. Yet it happens world wide, and predjudice happens on an ongoing daily basis. This book is as relevant today as it was when it was first published. A grreat read

A fantastic read. Black Like Me relates the experiences of John Howard Griffin, a white man who undergoes medical and external changes to become a negro. He changes nothing but his 'look' to see how the world responds to him as a black man. The story and psycology of this book are truly fascinating.

On the back of my copy of this book a reviewer has stated "Everyone must read this book." I agree. It is a stunning book, even now, over 45 years since it was first published, as it's theme, ideas and revelations are just as relevant today as they were then. Griffin, a white man in America, recounts his experiences of what happened when he darkened his skin to look like a black man, and travelled through the American Deep South as an African American male in the late 1950s. A brilliant book, that must be read. Shattering.