Minor Characters
Hagar Weylin
Alice and Rufus’s youngest child, and Dana’s great-grandmother.
Sam Jones
A field hand at the Weylin Estate who is sold by Rufus after Sam expresses an interest in Dana.
Isaac Jackson
Alice’s husband, who is tortured and sold into slavery in Mississippi when he and Alice are caught trying to run away.
Luke
A slave on the Weylin Estate, and Nigel’s father.
Tess
A slave of the Weylin estate, who is sexually abused by Tom Weylin.
Jake Edwards
A cousin of Rufus Weylin, who works as the overseer on the estate and is harsh and cruel to the slaves.
Liza
A slave on the Weylin estate who betrays Dana to try to ensure her own safety. Liza is then ostracized by the other slaves, which shows the loyalty of the slave family on the plantation.
Joseph (Joe) Weylin
The young son of Rufus and Alice, who looks like a darker version of Rufus.
Evan Fowler
The overseer that takes over from Jake Edwards. Evan is even crueler to the slaves than Jake was, wielding the whip with absolutely no regard for the slaves’ humanity.
Jude
The infant son of Nigel and Carrie, born into slavery.
Old Mary
A slave on the Weylin plantation who used to know healing and herbs, but now is old and has lost her memory.
Buz
A worker at Dana’s temp agency who is prejudiced against Kevin and Dana’s interracial relationship.