# Fortson — Darkwater character guide

> Fortson in Darkwater by W. E. B. Du Bois.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Fortson

**First appearance:** 0004-i-the-shadow-of-years

## Who they are

A named individual appearing in a historical or personal anecdote.

## In the story

### [The Servant in the House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/v-the-servant-in-the-house)

A fellow Fisk student who proposed the summer hotel work and later helped write a memorial about immoral activities at the hotel.

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