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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
James Weldon Johnson
| James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is a fictional, tragic tale about a young mulatto's coming-of-age in the early 20th century. The unnamed narrator, who has a black mother and white father, is light-skinned enough to pass for a white man but his emotional connections to his mother's heritage make him unable to fully embrace that world. | ||||
Source: James Weldon Johnson, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (Boston: Sherman, French, and Co., 1912) | ||||
Lexile Level: TBD | Origin: American | Genre: Historical Fiction, Novel, Florida | ||
| Reading Level: 9 | Language: English | File name: axc | ||
| Sunshine State Standards: LA.A.1.4: The student uses the reading process effectively. LA.D.2.4: The student understands the power of language. LA.E.1.4: The student understands the common features of a variety of literary forms. | ||||
Theme: Racism | ||||
| Reading Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read) | ||||
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