{"product_id":"autobiography-of-an-ex-colored-man","title":"Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003eJames Weldon Johnson's \u003cem\u003eThe Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man\u003c\/em\u003e is a groundbreaking novel following a light-skinned Black man who decides to pass as white after witnessing a lynching. Through the narrator's journey through different social worlds and his ultimate choice to abandon his Black identity, Johnson explores race, identity, and the costs of assimilation in early 20th-century America. The novel becomes both psychological portrait and social critique, proving that Johnson understood racial passing's complexities and that some choices haunt forever.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWHY WE PICKED IT:\u003c\/strong\u003e Because Johnson wrote about racial passing with nuance and tragedy, showing how racism forces impossible choices. This groundbreaking work reminds us that the narrator's decision is both understandable and devastating, that passing means losing yourself, and that Johnson's 1912 novel remains painfully relevant.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e • Author: James Weldon Johnson • Publisher: Penguin Classics • Format: Paperback • Publication Date: February 1, 1990 • ISBN: 9780140184020 • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44961567801388,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/Screenshot2025-11-12at18.03.08.png?v=1762988593","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/autobiography-of-an-ex-colored-man","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}