![]() This is the mind-twisting experience of every black person I know.” Griffin discovered that despite his educational qualifications, he was only able to obtain the most menial jobs. ![]() ![]() As soon as I got into areas where I had contact with white people, I realized that I was no longer regarded as a human individual.I am not speaking here only of myself. Through his writing, Griffin hoped to counter the white perception that American blacks “led essentially the same kind of lives whites know, with certain inconveniences caused by discrimination and prejudice.” Griffin’s experience taught him and millions of readers that living as the Other changes all aspects of one’s life: “Everything is different. The memoir he published in 1961 about his experiences, Black Like Me, sold over ten million copies, but also triggered immense hostility from those whose prejudices Griffin had exposed. For thirty-seven days, Griffin traveled through the Deep South living as an African American laborer. ![]() In 1959, John Howard Griffin, a white writer, dyed his skin in order to experience life as a black man in the segregated South. ![]()
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