The characters / Recurring character
Alton Robinson
Alton Robinson is recorded in 2 distinct storys.
Both Holly narratives identify Alton Robinson as Jerome Robinson’s gangster ancestor and the subject of Jerome’s book.
Stories and supporting passages
Holly
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
The notorious Chicago gangster Alton Robinson, subject of Jerome’s soon-to-be-published book. “Barbara has been meeting with a local poet named Olivia Kingsbury—” “I know who she is,” Holly says. She doesn’t bother to tell Tanya that Kingsbury is a lot more than a local poet. “Jerome says she’s been mentoring Barbara.”
Both Holly narratives identify Alton Robinson as Jerome Robinson’s gangster ancestor and the subject of Jerome’s book.
If It Bleeds
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
It began as a required assignment for a class called Sociology in Black and White. Jerome decided to write about his great-great-grandfather, born of former slaves in 1878. Alton Robinson spent his childhood and early adulthood in Memphis, where a thriving black middle class existed in the latter years of the nineteenth century.
Both Holly narratives identify Alton Robinson as Jerome Robinson’s gangster ancestor and the subject of Jerome’s book.