Black No More · Character

Doc Crookman

An informal name for Dr. Junius Crookman used by some characters.

minor

Also known as Doc, Crookman

First appearance: i

Doc Crookman's tie to Max Disher is one of the pressures that moves Black No More—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

See Doc Crookman in i Book page

Free preview opens at this moment — character cards, Character Web, and themes sit beside the text as you read.

With Max Disher (professional): Doc Crookman is the inventor of Black No More, and Max is his first successful patient, creating a doctor-patient and business relationship. With Hank Johnson (professional): Doc Crookman and Hank Johnson are business partners in the Black No More enterprise, working together to expand the treatment. With The Negroes (professional): Doc Crookman serves the Negro community as the provider of Black No More, but his motives are commercial and exploitative.

Continue beside the text

The fuller portrait of Doc Crookman sits in Reading Lens — open the free preview to keep reading with notes on the page.

See Doc Crookman in i

Character Web

38 connections

A slice of how Doc Crookman sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

Relationship types

Professional

Character groups

Main Movement Characters
Protagonist
Secondary and Background Figures

+33 more in the full Character Web

Open in reader

Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point

This is the dramatic climax because it marks the moment when the Anglo-Saxon Association’s leaders, Snobbcraft…

Full beat labels and climax notes unlock in the reader.

Follow the arc while reading

Relationships

Max Disher
professional · positive
Doc Crookman is the inventor of Black No More, and Max is his first successful patient,… How this plays out →
Hank Johnson
professional · positive
The Negroes
professional · ambivalent
Matthew Fisher
professional · positive
Charlie Foster
professional · positive
Matthew Fisher
professional · positive
Max Disher
professional · positive
Doc Crookman is the inventor of Black No More, and Max is his first successful patient,… How this plays out →
Hank Johnson
professional · positive
Hank Johnson
professional · positive
Max Disher
professional · positive
Doc Crookman is the inventor of Black No More, and Max is his first successful patient,… How this plays out →
Charlie Foster
professional · positive
The Negroes
professional · ambivalent

Max Disher
Doc Crookman is the inventor of Black No More, and Max is his first successful patient, creating a doctor-patient and business relationship.
Hank Johnson
Doc Crookman and Hank Johnson are business partners in the Black No More enterprise, working together to expand the treatment.
The Negroes
Doc Crookman serves the Negro community as the provider of Black No More, but his motives are commercial and exploitative.
Matthew Fisher
Doc Crookman and Matthew have a transactional relationship, with Matthew as a patient and later a promoter of Black No More.
Charlie Foster
Charlie Foster works with Doc Crookman in the Black No More business, handling logistics and operations.
Matthew Fisher
Doc Crookman and Matthew have a transactional relationship, with Matthew as a patient and later a promoter of Black No More.
Max Disher
Doc Crookman is the inventor of Black No More, and Max is his first successful patient, creating a doctor-patient and business relationship.
Hank Johnson
Doc Crookman and Hank Johnson are business partners in the Black No More enterprise, working together to expand the treatment.
Hank Johnson
Doc Crookman and Hank Johnson are business partners in the Black No More enterprise, working together to expand the treatment.
Max Disher
Doc Crookman is the inventor of Black No More, and Max is his first successful patient, creating a doctor-patient and business relationship.
Charlie Foster
Charlie Foster works with Doc Crookman in the Black No More business, handling logistics and operations.
The Negroes
Doc Crookman serves the Negro community as the provider of Black No More, but his motives are commercial and exploitative.

Relationship notes

How these ties play out is in the reading companion — open the free preview.

See Doc Crookman in i