The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

A groundbreaking novel that still hits with startling relevance, The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man is a daring exploration of race, identity, and the cost of passing in America. Told through the eyes of a brilliant, musically gifted man born to a Black mother and a white father in post-Reconstruction America, this fictional memoir traces his journey through the color line—from the vibrant B...