A white man walks by and says, "You'd better find another place to sit." Even though he had a college degree, menial jobs were all that he could find. In one of his many stops throughout the South, John finds himself on a park bench sitting by a white woman. Throughout the movie, John is harassed and persecuted by whites without reason. As a hitchhiker, John meets several white men who refer to black men and women in disparaging ways which angers John. Most of his encounters with whites are quite degrading and disturb him. It is through Wilson that Horton learns the art of shining shoes. At one stop, Horton encounters a black shoe shine man, Burt Wilson, who befriends him and shows him how to "act right" so that he can fit more easily into the African American culture. John Horton takes treatments to darken his skin and leaves his home in Texas to travel throughout the South. Black Like Me is the true account of John Griffin's experiences when he passed as a black man.
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