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The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man Author: First published anonymously in 1912, this resolutely unsentimental novel gave many white readers their first glimpse of the double standard -- and double consciousness -- that ruled the lives of black people in modern America. Republished in 1927, at the height of the Harlem Renaissance, with an introduction by Carl Van Vechten, The Autobiograph... more »
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Damaris - Cpe Girardeau, MO reviewed The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man on + 282 more book reviews
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I was quite surprised by this book. It was a very interesting glance into the early 1900s. I found myself feeling bad for the man. Between two diametrically opposing worlds. Extremely interesting slice of life.
Genres:
- Biographies & Memoirs >> Ethnic & National >> General
- Literature & Fiction >> World Literature >> United States >> African American >> Johnson, James Weldon
- Literature & Fiction >> Authors, A-Z >> ( J ) >> Johnson, James Weldon
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Classics
- Literature & Fiction >> World Literature >> United States >> Classics >> General