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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man - cover

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

James Weldon Johnson

Verlag: Zenith Whispering Pines Publishers

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Beschreibung

He could choose how the world would see him—but at what cost to himself?
Told as a deeply personal confession, this groundbreaking novel follows a gifted young man of mixed race as he navigates America's rigid color line. Faced with discrimination, opportunity, fear, and ambition, he ultimately makes a life-altering decision to "pass" as white—gaining security while sacrificing a vital part of his identity.

Hailed as "one of the most important novels of the Harlem Renaissance," James Weldon Johnson's work is both intimate and political, exposing the psychological toll of racism and the quiet pain behind outward success. Its themes of identity, belonging, and moral compromise remain urgently relevant.

If you seek literature that challenges, enlightens, and reveals the hidden costs of conformity, this essential classic will leave a lasting impression.

Open the book—and confront the question of who we become when survival demands silence.
Verfügbar seit: 16.12.2025.
Drucklänge: 154 Seiten.

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