# Mr. Walter Williams — Black No More character guide

> Mr. Walter Williams in Black No More by George Schuyler.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Williams, Walter Williams, Walt

**First appearance:** 0004-ii

## Snapshot

A Black man turned white who lands a post in the movement's administration and watches the color line from both sides.

## Who they are

Williams trades his old life for a desk job inside the very machinery that claims to defend racial purity. From that vantage he sees how newspapers and businessmen fan color prejudice for profit, and how little the change in his skin has changed the game. His quiet, cynical observations give the middle of the book its insider's view of the con.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/black_no_more_se/chapters/v)

Research expert for the N.S.E.L., describes the loss of race pride and solidarity among Negroes.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/black_no_more_se/chapters/x)

A Republican campaigner who devises a plan to secretly contact Dr. Beard in Richmond to gather potentially damaging information on the Democrats.

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