September 4th, 2020 
Two main focal points in The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man are passing and migration. Using the text and the commentary, explain how Johnson treats these subjects and what he suggests are the effects of each on African Americans.
1.Readings :
The Great Migration
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/long-lasting-legacy-great-migration-180960118/
Passing
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/10/07/354310370/a-chosen-exile-black-people-passing-in-white-america
2.James Weldon Johnson:
* Introduction
https://poets.org/poet/james-weldon-johnson
* The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
http://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/jwj/auto.htm
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