Black Like Me Resources

This website of Morgan Atkinson lets you get to know the man who went around the country interviewing people just so that you could know a teensy bit more about John Howard Griffin.

This book is so popular that everybody wants in on the deal, so it's no surprise that the trope of doing an experiment just like Griffin shows up all over popular culture.

Black Like Me is the type of book that lends itself to being turned into a movie, what with all the fancy imagery. The part they didn't think through was the blackface…

Did you know that John Howard Griffin is famous for things other than Black Like Me? Well, now you know.

We said that blackface was bad. But if you're still interested, you can get a DVD of your very own.

Can you guess how this teacher's versions of Griffin's experiment using eye color instead of race ends? We won't spoil it for you.

So, it looks like Columbia University has been digging through Griffin's mail. Or as they call it, "archiving his letters."

Remember when Griffin went on all the shows there were to go on? Well Don Rutledge was one of those guys, and here is what he has to say.

You know what's way more common than a white man trying to pass as black? That's right, a black person trying to pass as white.

Look for yourself. Is it as bad as they say?

We kinda felt a little heart twinge reading this, you know, not that we are softies or anything.

Man, Griffin is just inspiring people left and right. Here's a black guy on a journey to find the whitest communities in the USA.

In case you still weren't quite sure what this whole passing business is about.

That is the least black-looking black man we have ever seen. Oh, wait; Griffin is the one on the left.

If you are like us, you've been dying to know what this whole experiment really looked like. Well here you are.

Remember that restaurant that Griffin spent all that time talking about? It's still going strong, and we assume a black man can get some huîtres variées there now.