# Senator Ben Tillman — The Souls of Black Folk character guide

> Senator Ben Tillman in The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ben

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-of-mr-booker-t-washington-and-others

## Who they are

White supremacist politician from South Carolina, criticized for his racist policies.

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