The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (1912/1927) by James Weldon Johnson is the fictional account 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 centuries. He lives through a variety of experiences, including witnessing a lynching, that convince him to "pass" as white to secure his safety and advancement, but he feels as if he has given up his dream of "glorifying" the black race by composing ragtime music.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	February 4, 2018
ISBN13	9781985041455
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	80
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 4 mm · 117 g
Language	English

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