in the book black like me the main character john Howard griffin. a white man who uses skin pigments to darken his skin to see how bad life for the blacks really is.so far in my book john has heard tell of the worst place for blacks is Alabama where they lynched Parker after being convicted of a crime in jail.he meets up with a close friend named p.b. a white who is helping him with his dangerous research.so far he has learned life for blacks is tough as they go through the shame disapproval and denial of the whites that choose to unacknowledged them.