?? What does it mean to choose between your truth and your survival?The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson is a bold, deeply moving novel that explores the complex realities of race, identity, and passing in early 20th-century America. Framed as a fictional memoir, the book follows a biracial man who, upon discovering the secret of his parentage, must grapple with the painful decision to live as Black or to pass as white in a racially divided society. ?? A brilliant narrative of self-discovery, silence, and the cost of assimilation. From the vibrant cultural life of the Black South to the cosmopolitan music halls of Europe, the narrator's journey reveals both the richness of African American identity and the soul-crushing pressure to conform in a racist world. Johnson masterfully confronts themes of art, ambition, social justice, and moral ambiguity with poetic...
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