| Donna | Alston | Real name of Aunt Sarge. |
| Amalee | August Rain | Pete's sister. |
| Jennifer | Beals | American actress and a former teen model. |
| Valerie Anne | Bertinelli | American actress and television personality. |
| Linda | Blair | American actress. |
| Mr. | Carnegie | Owner of Carnegie Library. |
| LaJuna | Carter | One of Benny's students. |
| Mr. | Crump | Runs the Thursday morning farmers market. |
| Michael | Daigre | Lil' Ray's friend. |
| Coach | Davis | A football coach. |
| Jeff | Davis | American actor and comedian. |
| Loren | Eiseley | American anthropologist, philosopher, and natural science writer. |
| Gar | Fish | Miss Silva's student. |
| Redd | Fontaine | A police officer. |
| Cal | Frazer | A mechanic. |
| J. B. | French | Gus' acquaintance. |
| Miss | Gibson | One of the students. |
| Laura | Gill | One of Granny T's townie girls. |
| Carlisle | Gossett | William Gossett's first cousin. |
| Hannie | Gossett | A freedwoman. |
| Judge | Gossett | Land owner. |
| Mrs. | Gossett | One of the board members. Manford's wife |
| Nathan | Gossett | Robin's brother. |
| Sterling | Gossett | Nathan Gossett's father. |
| William | Gossett | The plantation owner. Aka: Old Marse. |
| Jennifer | Grey | American actress. |
| Mrs. | Hardy | Benny's mentor educator. |
| Reverend | John | An Independent minister. |
| Florida | Jones | Hannie's acquaintance. |
| Juneau Jane | LaPlanche | Missy Lavinia's half-sister. |
| Abraham | Lincoln | 16th U.S. President. |
| Jep | Loach | Old Missus Gossett's nephew. |
| Maud | Loach | Old Marse's wife. Aka: Old Missus. |
| Faubourg | Marigny | One of the rich planter men. |
| Augustus | McKlatchy | Hannie's real true friend. Aka: Gus. |
| | Moody | A reverend. |
| George | Orwell | English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. |
| Mr. | Pevoto | The principal. |
| John | Pratt | Owner of a blacksmith shop. |
| Pete | Rain | A wagon driver. |
| Jean | Rankin | A researcher. |
| Miss | Retta | Worked in the courthouse with the judge. |
| Ben | Rideout | A gardener. |
| Lil' Ray | Rust | One of the students. |
| Elam | Salter | A deputy U.S. marshal. |
| Benedetta | Silva | A first year English teacher. Aka: Benny. |
| William | Still | African-American abolitionist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| Harriet | Tubman | American abolitionist and political activist. |
| Margaret | Turner | Real name of Granny T. |
| Eddie | Van Halen | American-Dutch musician. |
| Maria | Walker | The councilman's grandmother. |
| Mr. | Walker | A former councilman. |
| Mr. | Washburn | Old Marse's closest associate in business. |
| Addie | | One of Hannie's brothers. |
| Athene | | Carlessa's daughter. |
| Azek | | One of the slaves. |
| Azelle | | One of the slaves. |
| Baby Rose | | Hannie's sister. |
| Boney | | One of the slaves. |
| Bug | | A car. |
| Carlessa | | A field hand purchased from a slave trader. |
| Caroline | | One of the slaves. |
| Caroline | | Cal's aunt. |
| Christopher | | Benny's ex-boyfriend. |
| Clem | | One of the slaves. |
| Dicey | | LaJuna's great aunt. |
| Donnie | | One who made LaJuna's mother in trouble. |
| Easter | | One of Hannie's brothers. |
| Epheme | | One of Hannie's brothers. |
| Finn | | Gar Fish's brother. |
| Gable | | Sarge's uncle. |
| Ginger | | An old horse. |
| Granny T. | | Mr. Walker's acquaintance. |
| Hal | | Lil' Ray's uncle. |
| Hardy | | Hannie's brother. |
| Het | | One of Hannie's siblings. |
| Ike | | One of Hannie's brothers. |
| Ira | | Hannie's uncle. |
| James | | A sheriff. |
| Jason | | One of Tati's son. |
| Jenny Angel | | Hannie's aunt. |
| Joanie | | Worked at the real state office. |
| John | | Jason's twin brother. |
| Lavinia | | Old Missus' daughter. |
| LeBas | | A man from Woodville who took Hannie's brothers and sisters. |
| Letty | | One of the slaves. |
| Louis | | One of the slaves. |
| Lyle | | Missy Lavinia's brother. |
| Manford | | One of Judge Gossett's sons. |
| Mars | | One of the slaves. |
| Mary Angel | | Aunt Jenny's baby girl. |
| Millie | | Hannie's mother. |
| Moses | | Mr. Washburn's employee. |
| Ms.Hannah | | LaJuna's acquaintance. |
| Ollie | | One of the slaves. |
| Palmer | | A man from Big Woods who took away Hannie's other siblings. |
| Penberthy | | J. B. French's foreman. |
| Percy | | A driver. |
| Prat | | One of Hannie's brothers. |
| Robin | | Judge Gossett's granddaughter. |
| Sarge | | LaJuna's aunt. |
| Saul | | Gar Fish's uncle. |
| Savanna | | One of Miss Silva's students. |
| Seddie | | Old Missus' acquaintance. |
| Shad | | One of the students. |
| Star | | One of Gar Fish's sisters. |
| Sunnie | | One of Gar Fish's sisters. |
| Sunshine | | Mr. Walker's dog. |
| Tati | | Hannie's good friend |
| Tiffany | | LaJuna's mother's boyfriend. aka: Tiff. |
| Tobias | | Miss Silva's acquaintance. |
| Treme | | One of the rich planter men. |
| Victory | | Baby Margaret's mother. |
| Will | | One of Judge Gossett's sons. |
| Willie Tobias | | Carlessa's son. |
