He joined the Brotherhood, into which Brother Jack initiated him. He was asked “How would you like to be the new Booker T. Washington” (305)? Even in this organization he was perceived differently. He became a black leader through his education, but he was still trying to find himself while portraying a character he agreed to join. Even they turned on him when he tried to give a speech. He discovers that they did not warn him. The Liberty Paints factory is a representation of racial issues with their brand of pure white paint. The character Ras tries to reason with the narrator. He explains that men in the street are fighting for white people