# John — The Blacker the Berry character guide

> John in The Blacker the Berry by Wallace Thurman.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** poor John

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-emma-lou

## Who they are

A suitor Emma Lou rejects for being too dark.

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