Coalhouse Walker Jr.

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fictional character literary character protagonist

Coalhouse Walker Jr. is a proud and principled Black pianist in E.L. Doctorow’s novel "Ragtime," whose quest for justice after a racist attack drives much of the book’s central conflict.

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Label Occurrences
Coalhouse Walker Jr. canonical 1
Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
appearsIn Ragtime NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInWorkType novel ⓘ
associatedTheme American history ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ
dignity ⓘ
racism ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
violence and retaliation ⓘ
characterTrait principled ⓘ
proud ⓘ
conflictType racial injustice ⓘ
creator E. L. Doctorow NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicity Black ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
introducedIn Ragtime (1975 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
isVictimOf racist attack ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryGenre historical fiction ⓘ
medium literature ⓘ
name Coalhouse Walker Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeRole drives central conflict in Ragtime ⓘ
nationalityInFiction American ⓘ
occupation pianist ⓘ
seeks justice ⓘ
settingCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
settingPeriod early 20th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ragtime → featuresFictionalCharacter → Coalhouse Walker Jr. ⓘ
Howard E. Rollins Jr. → portrayed → Coalhouse Walker Jr. ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime