Passing for White?!: James Weldon Johnson An Autobiography of An Ex-Colored Man Analysis

The Race Question James Weldon Johnson, is an African American man best known for his contributions to music,as well as politics; however, in 1912 Johnson made the bold and appreciated jump to author publishing his seminal work The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, not as fiction but as an anonymous autobiography. In doing so, Johnson introduces a realistic narrative tracing the identity struggle for a bi-racial man in a racist society, and the pros and cons of passing for white Purchase a copy of the book- https://www.briancajay.com/picturebooks Purchase Merchandise - https://www.briancajay.com/merch -FIND ME OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS!- Instagram:   / lifeofbrian.  . Twitter:   / jaybrianca   Read my Blog: www.briancajay.com Email me at [email protected] for business inquires such as reviewing books, collabs, guest blog posts, interviews or etc :-) Hey there! Welcome to Book Talk ! My name is Brianca Jay and you haven't already guessed it...I love books! I love reviewing & discussing books & just talking about them in general! I try to have new videos up every Monday, Wednesday & Friday! So go ahead & hit that subscribe button! It would make my day (no seriously, it really would!) Thank you all for watching & have an amazing day!!