In the novel, Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, Johnson utilizes three events to broaden the discussion of the race question: the conversation between the narrator and the millionaire as he plans to return to America, the conversation between the narrator and the doctor whom he meets on board the ship and travels with initially, and the smoking car conversation on the train. In your blog, select a position from each situation and develop what you think is Johnson's goal in presenting these viewpoints.
Using Ex-Colored Man, Hurston and Staples, develop how race and public space develops in these pieces. You should have three quotes (at least 1 from the novel) and develop a clear thesis and support. 200 words.
Using three key quotes (two from Ex-Colored Man and one from the supplemental essays, develop an analysis of how the authors develop 1 of the themes of the novel. 200 words.
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