He was against racism in the south and wanted to do a social experiment to expose to the country and world how the black community was treated. He was a white man who lived in Mansfield, Texas, back in 1959. The Harry Ransom Center is the fourth stop on Texas Trail Part One.The book titled Black Like Me was written by John Howard Griffin, who, in this case, he plays the role of the author and main character in the book. I felt like saying: “What in God’s name are you doing to yourself?” - John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me It was so new I could not take my eyes from the man’s face. You see a kind of insanity, something so obscene the very obscenity of it (rather than its threat) terrifies you. You feel lost, sick at heart before such unmasked hatred, not so much because it threatens you as because it shows humans in such an inhuman light. “Nothing can describe the withering horror of this. Read this article in Smithsonian Magazine to see why the book has remained a popular choice for so long. People requesting to see the collection need to get video training on how to handle materials before they are allowed to see them. Because of the rarity of the treasures there, anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Original works of this author can be found at The University of Texas Harry Ransom Center in Austin. A deep believer in the Catholic faith, he wanted to bring to light the merciless prejudice and discrimination of his time. He traveled from New Orleans to Atlanta, living as a Black man and observing how differently he was treated from how he would have been treated if people knew he wasn’t Black. Griffin, a journalist, wrote about his journey through the South as a Black man, though he was actually white. Published in 1961, it was an instant success and was made into a feature film starring James Whitmore a few years later.
“He who is less than just is less than man.” - John Howard Griffinīlack Like Me, by Dallas/Fort Worth native John Howard Griffin (1920-1980), is on the reading lists of many high schools throughout the United States. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans ©Author Adventures John Howard Griffin, The Journey through Different Eyes
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