Review Of The Book 'Black Like Me' By John Howard Griffin

"Black Like Me" written by John Howard Griffin. Based on Griffin's experience as African American. In his book Black Like " he talks about the white racism that he faced as african american. Also, He tells us how black people are courteous and warm with each other even with a stranger like Griffin. He gave us the example of how when people get together can achieve goals. Moreover, Griffin writes as how some whites people who were in favor of african american people, some of them sensitive to the injustices committed to black people, but this population of white people never stood up to defend the civil rights of african american.

In my opinion the author Griffin could highlight his point of view, which demonstrated how life was for african

At the beginning of the book the author makes to himself a question, “ what is it like to experience discrimination based on skin color, something over which one has no control? (1). Well, that took me back to the past, and think about how people just could degrade somebody just for the color of the skin. I believe that Griffin. He got the answer to that question in a very personal way to the point that he risked his own life and his family. He received calls from racist people saying that one day He would raped. also they hanged a half white and half black dummy with a portrait of him at the center of the square of his city in Texas (156). I admire the risk that he took to convey nationally and internationally the reality of the treatment that black people were receiving. It is one of my favorite parts of the

I could better understand how life really was for African Americans after slavery, after hundred years of being free. It is interesting that after the slavery was abolished still existed that kind of treatment for black people. I acquire knowledge about life in Atlanta for African Americans is was different from other states in the south, the author said, “ But Atlanta changed my mind. Atlanta has gone far in proving that “the problem” can be solve and in showing us they way to do it” (139). Despite segregation and discrimination in Atlanta, African Americans were working together to fights for their rights. I learned about the formation of Atlanta Negro Voters League (ANVL) in 1949, it was a political organization, focused on mobilizing the black voters in Georgia's capital city. This organization helped elect Atlanta University President Rufus E. Clement, making him the first negro to hold an elective office in Georgia since the reconstruction (144). Another interesting thing that I learn from the book was the meaning of Bill, it is a proposed law under consideration by a legislature, and become an Act or Status after the legislature and executive approved it. Then, I gain knowledge about the First Amendment, the author did not explain what it is, so I was curious about it and I got wind of the First Amendment protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression. Thus, the