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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

By cjordan

  • Born in Georgia a few years after the close of the Civil War

    Born in Georgia a few years after the close of the Civil War
    Born in a little town in Georgia a few years after the close of the Civil War

  • Began playing the piano very well

    Began playing the piano very well

  • Begins School

    Begins School

  • Finds out that he is black while in school

    Finds out that he is black while in school

  • Meets his father for the first time

    Meets his father for the first time

  • Graduates from grade school

    Graduates from grade school

  • Mother passes away

    Mother passes away

  • Robbed while trying to attend class at Atlanta University

    Robbed while trying to attend class at Atlanta University

  • Begins working as a reader at a Cigar factory, learns spanish

    Begins working as a reader at a Cigar factory, learns spanish

  • Moves to New York

  • Sails to Europe

  • Sails back to Boston