The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man |
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| Author:
| Johnson, James Weldon |
| Series title: | X Press Black Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-874509-31-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1900 |
| Publisher: | X Press, The
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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Originally published in 1912, this was one of the,first books to present a frank picture of what it,was like to be black and living in America in the,early part of the 20th century. Masked in the,tradition of a literary confession, this,""autobiography"" purports to be the candid account,of its narrator's private views and feelings, as,well as an acknowledgement of the central secret,of his life: that though he lives as a white man,he is by heritage a black American.
Originally published in 1912, this was one of the,first books to present a frank picture of what it,was like to be black and living in America in the,early part of the 20th century. Masked in the,tradition of a literary confession, this,""autobiography"" purports to be the candid account,of its narrator's private views and feelings, as,well as an acknowledgement of the central secret,of his life: that though he lives as a white man,he is by heritage a black American.