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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN EX-COLORED MAN (ROYAL COLLECTOR?S ED IBD

ROYAL CLASSICS
02 / 2021
9781774762530
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Sinopsis

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Manáis the fictional account of a youngábiracialáman, referred to only as the 'Ex-Colored Man,' living in post-Reconstructionáera America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He lives through a variety of experiences, including witnessing aálynching, that convince him toá'pass'áas white to secure his safety and advancement, but he feels as if he has given up his dream of 'glorifying' the black race by composingáragtimeámusic.James Weldon Johnson originally publishedáThe Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Manáanonymouslyáin 1912, because he was uncertain how the potentially controversial book would affect his diplomatic career. He wrote openly about issues of race and discrimination that were not common then in literature.áThe bookâÇÖs initial public reception was poor.áIt was republished in 1927, with some minor changes of phraseology,ábyáAlfred A. Knopf,áan influential firm that published manyáHarlem Renaissanceáwriters, and Johnson was credited as the author.This case laminate collectorâÇÖs edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.á

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