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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
barriers that exist between whites and Negroes, which totally
destroys the dignity and self worth of the Negroes. But he is
unwavering in his will to explain and expose bitter racism.
The minor characters are many, both white and Negro, friend and
foe. Most are nameless, even faceless. One memorable
Negro character is Sterling Williams, the authorsfirst contact in
the Negro community. One remarkable white is the journalist P.
D. East, who is a very brave, sensitive and committed journalist.
The climax of the book is reached when some white racists of the
authors hometown hang his effigy on the main street, burn a
cross at the local Negro school, and threaten to castrate hi
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