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

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

The autobiography of the celebrated African American writer and civil rights activist

Published just four years before his death in 1938, James Weldon Johnson's autobiography is a fascinating portrait of an African American who broke the racial divide at a time when the Harlem Renaissance had not yet begun to usher in the civil rights movement. Not only an educator, lawyer, and diplomat, Johnson was also one of the most revered leaders of his time, going on to serve as the first black president of the NACP (which had previously been run only by whites), as well as write the groundbreaking novel The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. Beginning with his birth in Jacksonville, Florida, and detailing his education, his role in the Harlem Renaissance, and his later years as a professor and civil rights reformer, Along This Way is an inspiring classic of African American literature.

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James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) was an early civil rights activist, author, politician, diplomat, critic, journalist, poet, anthologist, educator, lawyer, and composer. James is best known for his leadership in the NAACP and for his writing, which includes novels, poems, and folklore collections. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is his most well-known work. In addition to The Book of American Negro Spirituals, Black Manhattan, and Negro Americans, What Now?, he released The Book of American Negro Spirituals, Black Manhattan, and Negro Americans, What Now?

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ISBN 13	9781613824153
ISBN 10	1613824157
Title	The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Author	James Weldon Johnson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Brown
Year published	2013-01-31
Number of pages	126
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