# Truman Walter — The Blacker the Berry character guide

> Truman Walter in The Blacker the Berry by Wallace Thurman.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Truman

**First appearance:** 0004-part-ii-harlem

## Who they are

A light-skinned man who flirts with Emma Lou.

## Relationships

### [Emma Lou Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blacker_the_berry_se/characters/emma_lou_morgan)

_friendship_

Truman is a friend and intellectual companion who engages Emma Lou in serious conversations.

### [Emma Lou Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blacker_the_berry_se/characters/emma_lou_morgan)

_friendship_

Truman is a friend and intellectual companion who engages Emma Lou in serious conversations.

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