{"product_id":"the-autobiography-of-an-ex-colored-man-james-weldon-johnson","title":"The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of the most prominent African-Americans of his time, James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) was a successful lawyer, educator, social reformer, songwriter, and critic. But it was as a poet and novelist that he achieved lasting fame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmong his most famous works, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein many ways parallels Johnson's own remarkable life. First published in 1912, the novel relates, through an anonymous narrator, events in the life of an American of mixed ethnicity whose exceptional abilities and ambiguous appearance allow him unusual social mobility — from the rural South to the urban North and eventually to Europe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA radical departure from earlier books by black authors, this pioneering work not only probes the psychological aspects of \"passing for white\" but also examines the American caste and class system. The human drama is powerful and revealing — from the narrator's persistent battles with personal demons to his firsthand observations of a Southern lynching and the mingling of races in New York's bohemian atmosphere at the turn of the century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRevolutionary for its time, the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAutobiography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e remains both an unrivaled example of black expression and a major contribution to American literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"detailBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFiliquarian (November 7, 2007)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage::\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePaperback:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e164 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1599868687\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-1599868684\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLexile measure:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1100L\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 ounces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions :\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6 x 0.37 x 9 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Weldon Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39343355560106,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0534\/5624\/0810\/products\/4_fa6f3f37-e580-4185-99d8-95938d971636.png?v=1615404702","url":"https:\/\/seaburn-books.com\/products\/the-autobiography-of-an-ex-colored-man-james-weldon-johnson","provider":"Seaburn","version":"1.0","type":"link"}