In the book, Black Like Me, John Howard Griffith tells a story of an experiment that he made. Griffith, a white novelist, couldn't really understand what blacks went through in the Deep South. He decided to darken his skin and see what life was like. The book is about all of the trials and tribulations that he experienced during his experiment. Griffith was very suprised by the difference in the way he was treated as …showed first 75 words of 301 total…

…showed last 75 words of 301 total…unjust treatment he was recieving as a black man, thus explaining the rise in suicide attempts among blacks. If after only a few days Griffith was entering depression, how must have blacks felt on a daily basis? Griffith realizes that although the standard of living among the blacks may not be high, the level of dignity and honor is much higher than that of the whites. The blacks are always looking to help one another.