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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

James Weldon Johnson - Author

William L. Andrews - Editor/introduction

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ISBN 9780140184020 | 192 pages | 01 Feb 1990 | Penguin Classics | 5.07 x 7.79in | 18 - AND UP
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First published in 1912, Johnson’s pioneering fictional “memoir” is an unprecedented analysis of the social causes and artistic consequences of a black man’s denial of his heritage.
Introduction
Suggestions for Further Reading
A Note on the Text
Preface to the Original Edition of 1912

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN EX-COLORED MAN

Explanatory Notes

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