10437. THE DEFINITION OF RACE AND THE ROLE OF COLOR IN "THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN EX-COLORED MAN" BY JAMES WELDON JOHNSON. The first part of the paper is a review of the period literature on race (the book was published in 1912). Next follows a discussion of Johnson's book (incorporating comparisons from/to Madison Grant and Lothrop Stoddard) which used his life experiences to support the modern view of race as a social construct. 8 pages, 19 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.