James Weldon Johnson's 'Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man' Reissued

Originally published anonymously in 1912, James Weldon Johnson's 'The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man'—a pioneering novel about racial passing—was reissued under Johnson's name in 1927, reaching a new Harlem Renaissance audience. The reissue, combined with the success of 'God's Trombones' published the same year, confirmed Johnson's centrality to both the literary and political dimensions of the Harlem Renaissance.