Overview
Character Name
Policeman
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Featured
Dramatic Function
Authority Figure, Catalyst
Relationships
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
A Chicago recording studio during the sweltering summer of 1927, at the height of the Blues era
Analysis
The Policeman is a brief but potent symbol of white state authority who enters the studio after Ma gets into a street altercates with a taxi driver. His unquestioned power to arrest and dominate Black citizens forces Irvin to bribe him with cash to keep Ma out of jail.
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