The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

by James Weldon Johnson
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 18/01/2023

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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson is a cornerstone of African American literature, as it provides a unique narrative in which the protagonist struggles to find his place within both African American and white social structures. The text serves to challenge existing notions of race and identity by providing an intimate glimpse into the life and thoughts of its protagonist. Through this exploration, Johnson seeks to expand the scope of African American literature by emphasizing the complexities of racial identity formation.

ISBN:
9781787365421
9781787365421
Category:
Anthologies (non-poetry)
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
18-01-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
INTERACTIVE MEDIA
James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson was born in Jacksonville, 1871. He trained in music and in 1901 moved to New York with his brother John; together they wrote around two hundred songs for Broadway. His first book, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, published anonymously in 1912, was not a great success until he reissued it in his own name in 1927.

In that time he established his reputation as a writer and became known in the Harlem Renaissance for his poems and for collating anthologies of poems by other black writers. Through his work as a civil rights activist he became the first executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), as well as the first African American professor to be hired at New York University. He died in 1938.

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