The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

James Weldon Johnson

1912
Fictional account of a biracial man in post-Reconstruction America who to escape the violent racism of the country decides to "pass" as white.
Genres: african-american, race, historical-fiction, african-american-literature, school, read-for-school, american
18 issues
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