{"product_id":"the-autobiography-of-an-ex-colored-james-weldon-johnson-9798295852084","title":"The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man: A Landmark Novel of Passing, Race, and Identity in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does a man gain when he escapes the color line-and what does he lose when he leaves part of himself behind?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published anonymously in 1912, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man\u003c\/strong\u003e is James Weldon Johnson's powerful and groundbreaking novel of race, identity, ambition, and passing in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story follows an unnamed biracial narrator born in the post-Reconstruction South and raised with talents, intelligence, and opportunity. As he moves through the worlds of education, music, labor, wealth, and prejudice, he becomes increasingly aware of the brutal realities of race in American life. Gifted as a musician and drawn to Black culture, he dreams of using his art to uplift his people. But after witnessing racial violence firsthand, he faces a devastating choice: live openly as a Black man in a society built to limit him, or pass as white and gain access to a life of safety, privilege, and success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with remarkable restraint and psychological depth, Johnson's novel explores the emotional cost of racial passing and the painful compromises demanded by a divided nation. It is both an intimate personal narrative and a sharp social critique, revealing how identity can be shaped, hidden, denied, and mourned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of African American literature, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man\u003c\/strong\u003e remains strikingly modern in its examination of race, class, art, belonging, and self-invention. More than a century after its publication, it continues to challenge readers with one of American literature's most haunting questions: what is the price of becoming someone else?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition is ideal for readers of classic literature, African American history, social fiction, literary realism, and works that explore the complexities of identity and the American color line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoughtfully prepared with a clean, readable interior and a professionally designed cover, this edition is made for modern readers, students, collectors, and anyone discovering James Weldon Johnson's essential novel for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Weldon Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295852084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Curated Collection Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.34d","brand":"James Weldon Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49002163536127,"sku":"9798295852084","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-autobiography-of-an-ex-colored-james-weldon-johnson-9798295852084","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}