# Black No More — Character guide

> Key figures in Black No More by George Schuyler.

- [Max Disher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/max_disher.md): Protagonist who undergoes a race-change procedure and becomes a leader in the Black No More movement.
- [Matthew Fisher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/matthew_fisher.md): Max's friend and co-founder of Black No More, Inc., who becomes a prominent businessman.
- [Bunny Brown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/bunny_brown.md): Max's close friend who accompanies him on his journey and later works for the movement.
- [Arthur Snobbcraft](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/arthur_snobbcraft.md): A wealthy white man who becomes involved with the Black No More movement and later suffers its consequences.
- [Dr. Junius Crookman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/junius_crookman.md): The scientist who invents the Black No More treatment that turns Black people white.
- [Dr. Samuel Buggerie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/samuel_buggerie.md): A doctor who assists Crookman and later becomes a target of public scrutiny.
- [Rev. Henry Givens](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/henry_givens.md): A prominent Black minister in Atlanta who opposes the Black No More movement.
- [Helen Givens](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/helen_givens.md): The beautiful daughter of Rev. Givens, who becomes romantically involved with Max.
- [Charlie Foster](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/charlie_foster.md): A white man who becomes a leader in the Knights of Nordica and later interacts with the main characters.
- [Alex McPhule](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/alex_mcphule.md): A white supremacist leader who opposes the Black No More movement.
- [Hank Johnson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/hank_johnson.md): A Black man who undergoes the treatment and becomes a leader in the new white community.
- [Mr. Walter Williams](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/walter_williams.md): A Black man who becomes white and later works in the movement's administration.
- [Helen Fisher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/helen_fisher.md): Matthew Fisher's wife, who appears in the later part of the book.
- [Mr. Licorice](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/mr_licorice.md): A Black man who undergoes the treatment and becomes a white man in the South.
- [Mrs. Givens](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/mrs_givens.md): Rev. Givens's wife and Helen's mother, who appears in family scenes.
- [Dr. Shakespeare Agamemnon Beard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/shakespeare_agamemnon_beard.md): A Black intellectual who criticizes the movement and later becomes a victim of it.
- [Sisseretta Blandish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/sisseretta_blandish.md): A Black socialite who becomes white and marries into white society.
- [Gorman Gay](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/gorman_gay.md): A white man who becomes involved with the movement and later faces scandal.
- [Grand Exalted Giraw](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/grand_exalted_giraw.md): The leader of the Knights of Nordica, a white supremacist organization.
- [Dr. Napoleon Wellington Jackson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/napoleon_wellington_jackson.md): A Black intellectual who debates the movement's implications.
- [Santop Licorice](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/santop_licorice.md): A Black man who becomes white and later appears in the South.
- [Doc Crookman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/doc_crookman.md): An informal name for Dr. Junius Crookman used by some characters.
- [Dr. Joseph Bonds](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/joseph_bonds.md): A Black doctor who assists in the movement's operations.
- [Big Boy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/big_boy.md): A minor character who appears in a scene with the main characters.
- [Jesus Christ](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/jesus_christ.md): Referenced in religious contexts by characters, not a physical presence.
- [The Republicans](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/the_republicans.md): The political party that becomes involved in the racial politics of the book.
- [Vanishing Mammy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/vanishing_mammy.md): A stereotypical Black maternal figure referenced in the narrative.
- [Frazier](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/frazier.md): A minor character who appears in the later part of the book.
- [Swanson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/swanson.md): A minor character mentioned in the narrative.
- [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/the_doctor.md): A generic reference to a doctor, possibly Crookman or another physician.
- [President Harold Goosie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/president_harold_goosie.md): The President of the United States in the novel, who deals with the racial crisis.
- [Mrs. Sari Blandine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/mrs_sari_blandine.md): A white woman who becomes involved with the movement.
- [The Honorable Walter Brybe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/walter_brybe.md): A politician who becomes involved in the racial politics.
- [The Democrats](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/the_democrats.md): The opposing political party in the novel's political satire.
- [Sandol](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/sandol.md): A minor character who appears in the narrative.
- [Colonel Mortimer Roberts](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/colonel_mortimer_roberts.md): A military officer who appears in the later part of the book.
- [Brother Fisher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/brother_fisher.md): A religious title used for Matthew Fisher in a church context.
- [Minnie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/minnie.md): A minor female character mentioned in the narrative.
- [The Negroes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/the_negroes.md): The collective Black population referenced throughout the book.
- [Mrs. Blandish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/mrs_blandish.md): Another name for Madame Sisseretta Blandish.
- [Knights of Nordica](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/knights_of_nordica.md): The white supremacist organization central to the plot's satire.
- [Blickdoff](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/blickdoff.md): A minor character who appears in the narrative.
- [Honey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/honey.md): A term of endearment used by characters, possibly a minor character.
- [Mr. Hortzenboff](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/mr_hortzenboff.md): A minor character mentioned in the narrative.
- [Sammy Snort](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/sammy_snort.md): A minor character who appears in the narrative.
- [Kipling](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/kipling.md): A reference to the author Rudyard Kipling, not a character.
- [Rev. Herbert Gronne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/rev_herbert_gronne.md): A minister who appears in the narrative.
- [Miss Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/miss_smith.md): A minor female character mentioned in the narrative.
- [Sybil Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/sybil_smith.md): A minor character who appears in the narrative.
- [Dr. Yusaburo Noguchi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/dr_yusaburo_noguchi.md): A Japanese scientist referenced in the narrative.
- [Violet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/violet.md): A minor female character mentioned in the narrative.
- [Senator Rufus Kretin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/senator_rufus_kretin.md): A politician who appears in the political satire.
- [Prof. Handen Moutthe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/prof_handen_moutthe.md): A professor referenced in the narrative.
- [Mr. Claude Spelling](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/mr_claude_spelling.md): A minor character who appears in the narrative.
- [Doctor Beard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/doctor_beard.md): Another name for Dr. Shakespeare Agamemnon Beard.
- [Mr. Jack Albert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/mr_jack_albert.md): A minor character mentioned in the narrative.
- [Old Top](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/old_top.md): A colloquial term used by characters, not a distinct person.
- [Surgeon-General Crookman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/surgeon_general_crookman.md): A title for Dr. Junius Crookman in his official capacity.
- [Billy Fletcher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/billy_fletcher.md): A minor character who appears in the narrative.
- [Boogie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/boogie.md): A minor character mentioned in the narrative.
- [Old Bob](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/old_bob.md): A minor character who appears in the narrative.
- [Germans](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/germans.md): Referenced as a group in the narrative, not individual characters.
- [Darling](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/darling.md): A term of endearment used by characters, not a distinct person.
- [Miss Hall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/miss_hall.md): A minor female character mentioned in the narrative.
- [Imperial Grand Wizard Givens](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/imperial_grand_wizard_givens.md): A title for Rev. Henry Givens in his role in the Knights of Nordica.
- [Squaws](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/black_no_more_se/characters/squaws.md): A term used in the narrative, not a distinct character.

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