A Voice from the South · Character
Mr. Cable
A Southern novelist and critic whose treatment of race the narrator engages, granting him sympathy while pressing him on what his vantage point cannot see.
supporting
Also known as himself
First appearance: womanhood a vital element in the regeneration and progress of a race
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He stands among the Caucasian barristers of the national debate, well-meaning and articulate, yet not to blame if he cannot quite put himself in the dark man's place. The narrator uses him to show that goodwill is not…
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