# Tom Tracy — The Fire in the Flint character guide

> Tom Tracy in The Fire in the Flint by Walter White.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tom, Tracy

**First appearance:** 0010-viii

## Who they are

A white man in the community, possibly involved in the Klan or local politics.

## In the story

### [The Fire in the Flint](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fire_in_the_flint_se/chapters/the-fire-in-the-flint)

A target of the Klan's plotting alongside Kenneth, indicating his involvement in progressive activities.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fire_in_the_flint_se/chapters/viii)

Young Tuskegee graduate who expresses bitterness about being cheated by his landlord and threatened with the Klan.

### [Chapter IX: The Klan's Shadow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fire_in_the_flint_se/chapters/ix)

Mentioned as a target for advocating against crop exploitation.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fire_in_the_flint_se/chapters/xiii)

Takes minutes at the first cooperative meeting.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fire_in_the_flint_se/chapters/xviii)

Tom Tracy is marked for death by Ed Stewart, who plans to claim self-defense after provoking an incident.

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