Passing For White: An Examination of Autobiography of an "Ex-Colored Man" by James Weldon Johnson.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:26:09
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 8 pages (2112 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 8 pages (2112 words)
"The reasonable man adapts to the world around him.
"The unreasonable man expects the world to adapt to him.
Therefore, all progress is made by unreasonable men."
-George Bernard Shaw
The book Autobiography of an "Ex-Colored Man" by James Weldon Johnson is the tale of a black man who decides to 'pass' for white. It was released, anonymously, in 1912 then reissued in 1930, fully acknowledging the author's identity. The first edition had been assumed to be …
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…and a blessing: the people who started all this mess are long gone. The people who are alive now are the ones who have to deal with it. We have two choices: repeat the idiot mistakes of the past, or straighten it out. My firm belief is that, clear-thinking Americans care a lot about the content of a person's character, and not a damn about their skin color. Don't ask me what percentage is clear-thinking.
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