# Yaller Prince — Home to Harlem character guide

> Yaller Prince in Home to Harlem by Claude McKay.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Yaller, Yaller gal

**First appearance:** 0006-iv-congo-rose

## Who they are

A light-skinned man, a rival or foil in the Harlem social dynamics.

## In the story

### [XVI: A Practical Prank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/home_to_harlem_se/chapters/xvi-a-practical-prank)

Visits Jake with Billy Biasse, bringing gifts, and is the subject of a debate about his lifestyle.

### [Spring in Harlem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/home_to_harlem_se/chapters/xix-spring-in-harlem)

Involved in a violent altercation with Obadiah, gets beaten and bloodied.

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