New Perspectives on James Weldon Johnson's the Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

Book Overview

James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) exemplified the ideal of the American public intellectual as a writer, educator, songwriter, diplomat, key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and first African American executive of the NAACP. Originally published anonymously in 1912, Johnson's novel The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is considered one of the foundational works of twentieth-century African American literature, and its themes and forms...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820350974
• ISBN13: 9780820350974
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"