# The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

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- Authors: [James Weldon Johnson](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-weldon-johnson)
- Publisher: library_of_america
- ISBN: 978-15-9853-113-8
- Pages: 176
- Published: 2011-10-13
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

First published anonymously in 1912, The Autobiography of an Ex- Colored Man has electrified readers ever since with its stark portrayal of the color line in America and its daring modernist style. Now...