The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (542 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1614275270 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 140 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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"An Honest Portrait" according to Claudia L. Einertson. This book is so interesting because it is written by a child produced from a white aristocratic man who either forced himself on, or had relations with a black woman. At first, the man seems somewhat caring. However, as time goes by and the black mother dies, the gentleman no longer has interest in his son. This son looks white, so should've pass as black or white? Being black is harder, but what is the "right" thing . A great and informative read A great read. Thought it was going to be by a South African colored person and wasn't going to be bothered reading it! I was pleasantly surprised. The author has great insight into the subject of race, cities, countries and most importantly into people as individuals. I'm very curious to know how his adorable wife died,!!. "Not my type" according to Amazon Customer. Not too interested in these types of books. Only read it as per my class requirement.
Though the title suggests otherwise, the book is not an autobiography but a novel. 2013 Reprint of 1912 Edition. "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" by James Weldon Johnson is the fictional telling of the story of a young biracial man, referred to only as the "Ex-Colored Man", living in post Reconstruction era America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Johnson's text is an example of a "roman à clef.". However, the book is based on the lives of people Johnson knew and from events in his own life. Full facsimile of the original text, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The Ex-Colored Man was forced to choose between embracing his black heritage and culture by expressing himself through the African-American musical genre ragtime, or by "passing" and living obscurely as a mediocre middle-class white man
First published in 1912, the novel relates, through an anonymous narrator, events in the life of an American of mixed ethnicity whose exceptional abilities and ambiguous appearance allow him unusual social mobility--from the rural South to the urban North and eventually to Europe.A radical departure from earlier books by black authors, this pioneering work not only probes the psychological aspects of "passing for white" but also examines the American caste and class system. From the Back Cover One of the most prominent African-Americans of his time, James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) was a successful lawyer, educator, social reformer, songwriter, and critic. But it was as a poet and novelist that he achieved lasting fame.Among his most famous works, "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man "in many ways parallels Johnson's own remarkable life. . The human drama is powerful and revealing--from the narrator's persistent batt
consul to Venezuela and Nicaragua and as secretary of the NAACP"." . He served as U.S. James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) was a prolific writer and legendary civil rights activist who produced several novels, a pioneering work of cultural history, the first major anthology of black poetry, and numerous treatises on race relations