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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

James Weldon Johnson
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Region

Diaspora

USA

Era

Harlem Renaissance

Language

English

Genre

Fiction

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Novel about a light-skinned Black man who passes as white, exploring racial identity and 'passing'.

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First novel to explore racial passing; influenced Harlem Renaissance

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Novel about a light-skinned Black man who passes as white, exploring racial identity and 'passing'. First novel to explore racial passing; influenced Harlem Renaissance

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