“I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will hold hands with little white boys and girls.” The powerful words of Martin Luther King Junior explain the relationship between blacks and whites in John Howard Griffin's fictional novel, Black Like Me. John Griffin conducts an experiment to change his skin color from Caucasian to Negro. Because of his external appearance, his internal is neglected, but when the Caucasus covers the external, the same man is treated with respect. When he decided to travel to Mississippi, he interviewed many black leaders and asked them how they felt about abandonment and hatred among blacks. After returning to New Orleans, he stops the drugs which slowly turn his skin white again. Griffin's adventures educate all those who are Caucasian and even African American. John's realistic storyline explains the hatred and suffering a black man experiences to receive answers about racial discrimination. John Griffin's remarkable transformation from white to black helped him open his eyes and see both sides from a unique point of view. “When all the talk, all the propaganda has been cut, the criterion is nothing other than skin color. My experience has proven it. They didn't judge me for any qualities. My skin was dark” (Griffin128). John's birth day falls on June 16, 1920 in Dallas, Texas. When he went to France to attend school as a teenager, Griffin was astonished to discover that the French did not care about racial differences like the United States. He was committed to ending racial discrimination, but he didn't know what stood in his way toward that goal. In an attempt to get closer to his goal, he changes his skin color from white to black. “The completeness of this transformation… half of the paper… t. Strength is both physical and mental, if humans are humans, then all humans share the same characteristics, no matter white, black, tan, blue, red, green or any other color in the universe. Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin makes me feel like a character is at John's side, helping him overcome his problems. Overall, after reading this novel, it actually stands out among other books but it's not at the top of my list because the plot confused me a little. I would not recommend this story to anyone except those interested in racial discrimination or those intrigued by Martin Luther King Junior. Black Like Me by John Griffin is a somewhat depressing read, although it nevertheless brings out the fact of human equality and this should cheer up most people. No matter appearance, mentality, religion or nationality: everyone who sets foot on planet earth should be treated with respect.