Excerpt from Jim: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn's Comrade (Yale University Press, 2025)

Key Points

• Adaptations of Jim in literature reveal significant critiques of racism across different cultures.
• The work of Wayland Rudd and Feliks Imokuede critiques American racism in the Soviet context.
• Changing German attitudes toward race are reflected in the adaptations by Serge Nubret and Jacky Ido.
• The portrayal of Jim highlights ongoing conversations about race in both American and European narratives.