Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin (non-fiction)

As a life changing experiment John Griffin perms his hair and darkens his skin in order to take a journey through the Deep South of the United States. During his short travels as a black man, Griffin documents how truly different he is treated by both whites and blacks. This book is both sad and uplifting but more then anything it may make you rethink how you treat those who's features and culture is different from your own.