Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson (Social Novel wrapped as Bildungsroman)

A discussion of how Johnson accomplished so much in the 160 page fictional “confession” and links to his actual biography.

Recommended if you like:
God’s Trombones by James Weldon Johnson
Romance in Marseille by Claude McKay
Confessions of St. Augustine
Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston

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[BookishTexan]

As you were talking I was thinking of _Invisible Man_ . Great discussion/review.

[IAmWilltoo]

You have a audiobook narrator voice! I’m hoping you have a wonderful day.

[MsCamiJMU]

I read this years ago. Perhaps I should pick it up again. What I remember the most was the musical aspects of the story.

[cyanide.d]

It was mentioned in our African American literature class.