# Dedication explained — Darkwater

> Chapter companion for Darkwater by W. E. B. Du Bois.

## What happens

A brief dedication to a woman named Nina, dated May 12, 1896, setting a personal and intimate tone for the work.

## Character check-ins

### The Woman

Dedicated as 'Nina', likely a reference to the author's first wife, Nina Gomer Du Bois.

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