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George Washington Black

This character spends the first part of life as a slave, suffers severe burns on the face, and eventually escapes the plantation.

Big Kit

This character is an older slave who watches over children who are also slaves on the same plantation. This character believes in life after death.

Titch (Christopher Wilde)

This character is a naturalist and is a sibling of the Faith plantation owner. This character is interested in scientific pursuits and is an abolitionist.

Erasmus Wilde

This character becomes the plantation owner at Faith plantation through an inheritance and proves to be a brutal, heartless, and savage overseer of slaves.

Philip

This character is a cousin of the Faith plantation owner and commits suicide in front on a main character at the plantation, which sets in motion much of the novel's main action.

James Wilde

This character is a wealthy English person who...

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