Black Like Me (1964)

Synopsis: Based on a true story and best-selling accountl by John Howard Griffin, this film tells of the virulent racism plaguing America in the 1960s. John Finley Horton darkens his white skin and succeeds... Based on a true story and best-selling accountl by John Howard Griffin, this film tells of the virulent racism plaguing America in the 1960s. John Finley Horton darkens his white skin and succeeds in "passing-for-Negro." Hitchhiking across the U.S., Horton tries to experience life in white America from a Black man's point of view. Refused employment, taunted by whites, slighted by employers and stereotyped sexually, he learns more about race prejudice than he ever imagined possible. [More]

Starring: Roscoe Lee Browne, James Whitmore, Sorrell Booke, Clifton James

Starring: Roscoe Lee Browne, James Whitmore, Sorrell Booke, Clifton James, Lenka Petersen

Director: Carl Lerner

Director: Carl Lerner
Composer: Meyer Kupferman

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