Read James Weldon Johnson: the preface and chapter one of The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (novel)
Read Paul Laurence Dunbar “We Wear the Mask”, “Sympathy”, and “The Lynching of Jube Benson”
Post your thoughts on the four readings, analyzing the works as opposed to summarizing them. Make connections to other works where you can. There are no specific questions this week. As always, you MUST use direct quotes and citations.
Read Paul Laurence Dunbar “We Wear the Mask”, “Sympathy”, and “The Lynching of Jube Benson”
Post your thoughts on the four readings, analyzing the works as opposed to summarizing them. Make connections to other works where you can. There are no specific questions this week. As always, you MUST use direct quotes and citations.
