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Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
4.0

What an interesting experiment. At first I thought it was weird that the author just decided to do pose as a black man in the South, but after realizing he mainly wanted to write about the experience to enlighten people I felt more assured in its purpose.
It definitely is weird for a white man to want to give up all of his rights to face discrimination and hate simply to prove a point to the country, but the way he goes about it is incredibly interesting. I wouldn't say well thought out and he only did it for a month but the heart was there.