2ND review of: "Black like me."

As we come into the story John Griffin basically introduces himself to the audience. He states that for many years he was frightened by the thought of what it would feel like for a white man to walk in a black mans shoes and what it's like to be discriminated against? And so he leaves us with these thoughts. The authors' purpose for writing this book is simply factual. He speaks of letting it be …

…experiment today I think that they would still be able to get it accomplished but it would just be a little harder because more and more people are starting to follow along with their friends. For example just a couple of years ago a black man was dragged to death tied to the back of a hitch by some white males. This shows that most racism is the same now as it was back in 1959.