David Baldwin Jr. Character Analysis in Notes of a Native Son

David is one of Baldwin’s nine younger siblings. He sings in a quartet and is invited to perform on a tour hosted by the Progressive Party in Atlanta, which Baldwin details in the essay “Journey to Atlanta.” David is both easy-going and cynical, and he is unsurprised when the tour turns out to be a disaster due to the cluelessness and cruelty of white liberals.

David Baldwin Jr. Character Timeline in Notes of a Native Son

The timeline below shows where the character David Baldwin Jr. appears in Notes of a Native Son. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...as musical support for the Progressive Party’s tour, and that the younger of the brothers, David, kept a detailed account of the trip, which had been arranged by a black merchant... (full context)

...to prevent the quartet from singing at their own events. Although the quartet was terrified, David also found it amusing that the Progressive Party should send black policemen after them, as... (full context)