Darkwater · Character
Jim Crow
Personification of segregation laws, appearing as a symbolic character.
minor
Also known as Jim - Crow, Jim
First appearance: II: The Souls of White Folk
Jim Crow shows up with force in II: The Souls of White Folk. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced indirectly through the caste system and segregation practices that Du Bois condemns.
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In II: The Souls of White Folk: Referenced indirectly through the caste system and segregation practices that Du Bois condemns. Later, in Of Work and Wealth: Referenced as a symbol of systemic racial discrimination in…
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See Jim Crow in II: The Souls of White FolkNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This passage marks the dramatic climax because it shifts from the narrator’s personal, nostalgic recollections…
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Jim Crow appears across 5 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- II: The Souls of White Folk
- Of Work and Wealth
- The Second Coming
- Jesus Christ in Texas
- The Prayers of God
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See Jim Crow in II: The Souls of White Folk