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The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man
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The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man (1912) (edit title/settings)

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James Weldon Johnson's emotionally gripping novel is a landmark in black literary history and, more than eighty years after its original anonymous publication, a classic of American fiction. The first fictional memoir ever written by a black, The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man ... read more

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I KNOW THAT IN WRITING THE FOLLOWING PAGES I AM divulging the great secret of my life, the secret which for some years I have guarded far more carefully than any of my earthly possessions; and it is a curious study to me to analyse the motives which prompt me to do it.

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  1. James Weldon Johnson (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Sherman, French, and Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1912
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 211

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