The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (1912)
by James Weldon Johnson


one or more chapters are available in a spoken word format. A fictional tale written by a leader of the NAACP, imagining a mixed-race protagonist who begins identifying as white rather than black.

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The AUTOBIOGRAPHY

of an

EX-COLORED MAN

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF
AN EX-COLORED MAN

BOSTON
SHERMAN, FRENCH & COMPANY
1912

Copyright, 1912
Sherman, French & Company

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