| John | Adams | 6th President of U.S. |
| Morris | Beacon | Hiram's acquaintance. |
| Santi | Bess | Hiram's grandmother. |
| Johnny | Blackwell | Hiram's acquaintance. |
| Micajah | Bland | Mr. Isaiah Field's real name. |
| Mary | Bronson | Born as slave. |
| Alice | Caulley | Hiram's acquaintance. |
| Armatine | Caulley | Alice's cousin. |
| Horace | Collins | An author. |
| Edgar | Combs | Blacksmith. |
| Edward | Cox | American attorney. |
| Mr. | Fields | Maynard's tutor. |
| Benjamin | Franklin | One of the founding fathers of the U.S. |
| | Galloway | One of the masters. |
| | Heath | Lucy's master. |
| Henry | Jackson | Jake's brother. |
| Jake | Jackson | Harriet's acquaintance. |
| Jane | Jackson | A prominent figure in popular culture. |
| Thomas | Jefferson | 3rd President of U.S. |
| Parnel | Johns | Hawkins' acquaintance. |
| Adeline | Jones | Girl whom Maynard's once wooed. |
| Charles | Lee | Army general. |
| Edward | Mackley | One of Hiram's acquaintances. |
| James | Madison | 4th President of U.S. |
| Daniel | McKiernam | Otha's former master. |
| Ursa | Minor | The mystical bear. |
| Georgie | Parks | Man who works in the fields. |
| Hank | Pearson | Otha's old and trusted friend. |
| Chase | Piers | Harriet's acquaintance. |
| Hank | Powers | Hiram's acquaintance. |
| Corrine | Quinn | Wealthiest woman in the Elm County. |
| Edmund | Quinn | Meanest white man. |
| Ma | Ritz | Harriet's mother. |
| Pa | Ross | Harriet's father. |
| Robert | Ross | Harriet's brother. |
| Benjamin | Rush | A doctor. |
| Walter | Scott | Scottish novelist. |
| Lucille | Simms | A seamstress. |
| Elon | Simpson | Jedikiah's son. |
| Jedikiah | Simpson | Former master of the White's. |
| John | Tubman | Harriet's first love. |
| Archibald | Walker | Hiram's great-grandfather. |
| Hiram | Walker | A slave. Aka: Hi. |
| Howell | Walker | Hiram's father. |
| John | Walker | Howell's father. |
| Nathaniel | Walker | Hiram's uncle. |
| Otha | White | Raymond 's brother. |
| Raymond | White | Micajah Bland's acquaintance. |
| Viola | White | Raymond and Otha's mother. |
| Levity | Williams | Corinne's acquaintance. |
| Abe | | A slave. |
| Alice | | One of Thena's children. |
| Amber | | Georgie's wife. |
| Amechi | | One of tobacco men. |
| Amy | | Corinne's maid. |
| Andrew | | One of the captives. |
| Arabella | | Hiram's acquaintance. |
| Aram | | One of Thena's children. |
| Ben | | One of Harriet's brothers. |
| Beth | | Former Walker's housemaid. |
| Big John | | Thena's husband. |
| Billy | | One of the captives. |
| Brick | | One of Zev's companion. |
| Broadus | | Harriet's master. |
| Carl | | One of Walker's households. |
| Caroline | | Sophia's child. Aka: Carrie |
| Cassius | | One of Hiram's acquaintances. |
| Chalmers | | Bland's acquaintance. |
| Claire | | One of Thena's children. |
| Clay | | One of Josiah's children. |
| Conway | | Zev's man. |
| Creon | | Hiram's uncle. |
| Cuffee | | Hiram's acquaintance. |
| Dan | | One of Hiram's acquaintances. |
| Davis | | One of the captives. |
| Deakins | | Bland's acquaintance. |
| Desi | | Boss Harlan's wife. |
| Edgar | | One of Hiram's acquaintances. |
| Elias | | Kessiah's husband. |
| Ella | | Head cook. |
| Ella | | One of Hiram's acquaintances. |
| Elma | | Kat's aunt. |
| Emma | | Hiram's aunt. |
| Emmanuel | | One of Walker's households. |
| Eva | | Former Walker's housemaid. |
| Frank | | One of Walker's workers. |
| Fred | | Mary Bronson's husband. |
| Gabriel | | One of Pete's team. |
| Garrison | | A slave. |
| Grease | | Pap's brother. |
| Hannah | | Mar's wife. |
| Hark | | Harriet's uncle. |
| Harlan | | An enforcer at Lockless. |
| Harriet | | Raymond's acquaintance. |
| Hawkins | | Corrine's man. |
| Healy | | One of Hiram's acquaintances. |
| Helen | | Nathaniel's late wife. |
| Henry | | One of Harriet's brothers. |
| Honas | | One of Hiram's cousin. |
| Ida | | One of Walker's households. |
| Isaiah | | One of Pete's team. |
| Jack | | Arabella's brother. |
| Jackson | | One of the captives. |
| Jane | | Henry's wife. |
| Jerry | | A slave. |
| Jim | | Young P.'s father. |
| John | | Hiram's uncle. |
| Josiah | | Hiram's uncle. |
| Judith | | Archibald's wife. |
| Kat | | Conway's sister. |
| Kessiah | | Thena's oldest children. |
| Lambert | | Otha's brother. |
| Laura | | Bland's sister. |
| Leah | | Former Walker's housemaid. |
| Lem | | A slave. |
| Lorenzo | | One of Walker's workers. |
| Lucille | | New kitchen maid. |
| Lucy | | Parnel Johns' daughter. |
| Lydia | | Otha's wife. |
| Maddie | | Pete's sister. |
| Mars | | Raymond and Otha's cousin. |
| Mary | | Robert's girl. |
| Maynard | | Hiram's brother. Aka: May. |
| Mercury | | Hiram's acquaintance. |
| Milly | | A slave. |
| Moses | | Prophet. |
| Octavius | | Mary Bronson's son. |
| Pap | | Hiram's acquaintance. |
| Patience | | Comb's wife. |
| Patsy | | Otha's sister. |
| Pete | | Gardener. |
| Philipa | | One of Zev's companion. |
| Roscoe | | A butler. |
| Rose | | Hiram's mother. Aka: Rosie. |
| Ross | | One of Hiram's acquaintances. |
| Sheila | | One of Josiah's children. |
| Silas | | One of Thena's children. |
| Sofia | | A slave. Nathaniel's girl. |
| Thena | | Laundry woman. |
| Theus | | One of Walker's households. |
| Thomas | | One of Zev's companion. |
| Thurston | | A slave |
| Wild Jack | | One of Pete's team. |
| Young P. | | One of Hiram's cousin. |
| Zev | | Howell Walker's first cousin. |
