Tambourines to Glory | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Sister Birdie Lee - This character is a little old lady who is called to God during one of the Reed Sisters' street corner services.

C. J. - This character is a young Christian boy who plays guitar in the band at the Tambourine Temple.

Chicken Crow-for-Day - This character--tall, thin, and aged sixty-five--is the first person converted after the Reed Sisters open their church indoors.

Essie Belle Johnson - This character is an unemployed woman of about forty, living on welfare in Harlem.

Marietta Johnson - This character is Essie's daughter who...
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