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Characters By Chapter
EDITOR:
Jeffrey Hale
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CH FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION
ProBaraka Silverback gorilla.
 DredScottEnslaved African American man in the United States.
 HamptonFiskeThe narrator's lawyer and old friend. Aka: Hamp.
 JeanValjeanProtagonist of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables.
 MuhammadAliAmerican professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist.
 PatBooneAmerican singer.
 GerryMulliganAmerican saxophonist.
 JanisJoplinAmerican singer-songwriter.
 EricClaptonEnglish rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
 ToniMorrisonAmerican novelist.
 RonaldReagan40th U.S. President.
 BenjaminKubelskyAmerican comedian. Aka: Jack Benny.
 KirkDouglasAmerican actor, filmmaker, and author. Aka Danielovitch.
 JerryLewisAmerican comedian.
 DeanMartinAmerican singer.
 MaxBaerAmerican boxer.
 MaxSchmelingGerman boxer.
 SammyDavis, Jr.American singer, dancer, actor, comedian and activist.
 MikeTysonAmerican boxer.
   THE SHIT YOU SHOVEL
1Carl JungSwiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
 AnnaFreudAustrian psychoanalyst - youngest child of Sigmund Freud.
  WatsonOne of the behaviorists.
  RaynerOne of the behaviorists.
 Little AlbertNine-month-old baby.
 NeilYoungCanadian singer-songwriter.
 KittyGenoveseWoman who was brutally murdered outside of her apartment.
 KennethClarkAfrican-American psychologist.
 MamieClarkAfrican-American psychologist.
 Martin Luther King, Jr.American Christian minister and activist.
 Malcolm X American Sunni minister and human rights activist.
 HarrietTubmanAmerican abolitionist and political activist.
 Mahatma GandhiIndian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist.
 Booker T.WashingtonGreat Educator and founder of the Tuskegee Institute.
 WarrenBennisOne of the authors of Planning of Change.
 KennethBenneOne of the authors of Planning of Change.
 RobertChinOne of the authors of Planning of Change.
 CarlGarfieldRapper Aka: Kilo G.
3MiltonFriedmanAmerican economist.
 FoyCheshireThe co-founder of the Dum Dum Donut Intellectuals.
 MurrayFloresPolice Captain.
 EdwardOroscoUndercover police officer.
  MedinaPolice officer.
 BillRussellAmerican former professional basketball player.
 LaurelLescookStudent from Key Biscayne, Florida.
 Suzy QA nanny.
4Rebecca 1 Foul-mouthed teenager.
 Charles JohnHuffamEnglish writer and social critic. Aka: Charles Dickens.
 OscarWildeIrish poet and playwright.
 MarcusGarveyJamaican political activist, publisher, journalist and orator.
 ProfessorFarleyIntro to agronomy teacher.
 George WashingtonCarverAmerican agricultural scientist and inventor.
 GregorMendelScientist.
 BridgetSanchezThe narrator's childhood acquaintance. Aka: La Giggles.
5HominyJenkinsAn elderly man and extreme manifestation of Uncle Tom.
 UncleTomCharacter of Harriet Beecher Stowe's, Uncle Tom's Cabin.
 BuckwheatThomasAmerican child actor. Aka: Billie Thomas.
 HarryBelafonteAmerican singer.
 Sidney PoitierAmerican-Bahamian actor.
 JamesDeanAmerican actor.
 MarilynMonroeAmerican actress.
 Marpessa D.DawsonThe narrator's childhood sweetheart and on/off girlfriend.
 Darla One of the characters from The Little Rascals.
 Alfalfa One of the characters from The Little Rascals.
 Mickey One of the characters from The Little Rascals.
 Porky One of the characters from The Little Rascals.
 Chubby One of the characters from The Little Rascals.
 Froggy One of the characters from The Little Rascals.
 Butch One of the characters from The Little Rascals.
 Wally One of the characters from The Little Rascals.
 Spanky One of the characters from The Little Rascals.
 Tasha One of the narrator's father's teaching assistants.
 GaryColemanAmerican actor.
 ShirleyTempleAmerican actress.
 EddieMunsterFictional character on the CBS sitcom.
 BrookeShieldsAmerican actress.
6ScarlettO'HaraGone with the Wind character.
 SunshineSammyThe original Little Rascal.
   THE DUM DUM DONUT INTELLECTUALS
7KelseyGrammerAmerican actor.
 MarkTwainAmerican writer.
 FranzFanonFrench West Indian psychiatrist and political philosopher.
 KingCuzLocal gangster = member the Dum Dum Donut Intellectuals.
 CurtisBaxterKing Cuz's former name.
   EXACT CHANGE, OR ZEN AND
   THE ART OF BUS RIDING AND RELATIONSHIP REPAIR
9GuyLarocheFrench high-fashion designer.
 MCPanacheLocal gangster and Marpessa's husband.
 Bret EastonEllisAmerican author.
 JohnWayneAmerican actor. Aka: Duke.
 JimmyCliffJamaican musician.
 KristyMcNicholAmerican actress.
 GerhardRichterGerman visual artist.
 DavidHammonsAmerican artist.
 ElizabethMurrayAmerican painter.
 Jean-MichelBasquiatAmerican artist.
 Erich MariaRemarqueGerman novelist.
 NakeshiaRaymondThe narrator's quiz bee opponent.
10Rodney GlenKingAmerican construction worker turned writer and activist.
 LauraJaneHires by the narrator to dance with Hominy.
 BarbraStreisandAmerican singer.
 WhoopiGoldbergAmerican actor.
 Al GreenAmerican singer.
   City Lites: An Interlude
 SusanSilvermanMatchmaker from Sister Cities Global.
   TOO MANY MEXICANS
11CharismaMolinaMarpessa's best friend.
 NestorLopezThe narrator's former childhood friend.
 SheilaClarkYoung black student at Chaff Middle School.
 Mr. EdmundsMath specialist.
12MissCrabtreeCharacter from Our Gang shorts.
 EvaBraunAdolf Hitler's wife.
13Clyde Black attendant at the gas station in Mississippi.
 Rebecca 2 The one whom the narrator's father seduces in Mississippi.
 Eli WhitneyAmerican inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin.
14StevieDawsonMarpessa's younger brother.
15Lori One of the Lopez kids.
 Dori One of the Lopez kids.
 Jerry One of the Lopez kids.
 Charlie One of the Lopez kids.
 CiprianoMartínezHalf-Salvadoran, half-black boy. Aka: Candy.
 Kristina Chaff Middle School student.
   APPLES AND ORANGES
17LewisLatimerInventor and patent draftsman for the light bulb and telephone.
 TomCruiseAmerican actor and film producer.
 RichardPryorAmerican stand-up comedian.
 MichaelGallegosSixth-grader from Charisma's school.
18OscarZocaloThe narrator's lab partner at Riverside.
19JonMcJonesFoy's friend.
20EduardoNájeraMexican basketball player.
 TahneeRobinsonAmerican basketball player.
 EarlWatsonBasketball coach.
 ShoniSchimmelAmerican basketball player.
 Orlando M.ValdezAmerican-Mexican basketball player.
 KaraWalkerAmerican contemporary painter, silhouettist and film-maker.
 KathleenBattleAmerican operatic soprano.
 PatrickEwingAmerican-Jamaican basketball player.
 LeeMorganAmerican jazz trumpeter.
 FranRossAmerican author.
 JohnnyOtisAmerican singer.
21JohnnyUnitasAmerican football player.
22TonyCurtisAmerican film actor.
 NickNolteAmerican actor, producer, author, and former model.
 EthanHawkeAmerican actor, writer, and director.
 GeneWilderAmerican actor.
 George McFarlandAmerican actor. Aka: Spanky.
 Tommy LeeJonesAmerican actor and filmmaker.
 MarkWahlbergAmerican actor.
 TimRobbinsAmerican actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and musician.
 StepinFetchitAmerican film actor.
 George W. Bush43rd U.S. President.
 AlJolsonAmerican singer, comedian, and actor.
 BettyBoopCartoon character.
 ButterflyDavisGirl at LA Festival of Forbidden Cinema. Aka: Topsy.
 MasonReeseFormer child actor.
 LeonardMaltinAmerican film critic.
23SuzyHollandOne of the Dickens Five.
 HannahNaterOne of the Dickens Five.
 RobbyHaleyOne of the Dickens Five.
 KeaganGoodrichOne of the Dickens Five.
 MelonieVandewegheOne of the Dickens Five.
 SheilaClarkYoung black student at Chaff Middle School.
 Buzz AldrinAmerican engineer and a former astronaut and fighter pilot.
 MarkTorresLittle League game player.
 Dwight D.Eisenhower34th U.S. President.
 JudgeNguyenThe judge at the narrator's trial.
   UNMITIGATED BLACKNESS
24FredManneThe courtroom illustrator.
 Rick RubinAmerican record producer.
 
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