Character guide

Uncle Julius

major

Also known as Julius, old Julius, ole Julius, Julius McAdoo, old Julius McAdoo

An elderly former slave who tells stories to a Northern couple, often with a hidden agenda.

Aunt Peggy

supporting

Also known as Peggy, ole Aun' Peggy, Aun' Peggy

A powerful conjure woman who uses magic to help or hinder the enslaved community.

Mars Dugal' McAdoo

supporting

Also known as Mars Dugal, ole Mars Dugal' McAdoo, Dugal, Dugal' McAdoo

A slave owner whose grapevine is goophered, leading to strange consequences.

Lonesome Ben

supporting

Also known as Ben

A slave who transforms into a wolf after a conjuring, becoming a tragic figure.

Dave

supporting

A slave who steals a ham and is punished by having it chained to his neck.

Jeff

supporting

Also known as Chloe

A slave whose wife Chloe is taken by their master, leading to a conjuring revenge.

Mars Henry Brayboy

supporting

Also known as ole Mars Henry Brayboy, Henry

A slave owner who sells a conjure woman's child, triggering a curse.

Hannibal

supporting

Also known as Hot-Foot Hannibal, Hot-Foot

A proud slave who is tricked into running away by a conjuring plot.

Sis' Becky

supporting

Also known as Becky

A slave mother separated from her child, whose grief leads to a conjuring intervention.

Tom

major

Also known as Mars Tom, young Mars Tom

The narrator's husband, a Northern white man who listens to Uncle Julius's tales.

Annie

major

Also known as Miss Annie, Mis' Annie, young Mis

The narrator, a Northern white woman who records Uncle Julius's stories.

Sandy

supporting

Also known as Sandy Campbell

A slave whose shadow is turned into a separate being by a conjure woman.

Mars Marrabo McSwayne

supporting

Also known as Mars Marrabo, Marrabo, ole Mars Marrabo

A slave owner who buys a conjured slave and faces supernatural consequences.

Mars Donal

minor

Also known as ole Mars Donal, Donal, Mars Donal' McDonal

A slave owner who appears in tales of conjuring and family curses.

Tenie

supporting

A conjure woman who transforms her lover into a wolf to protect him.

Solomon

minor

A slave who helps conjure a punishment for a cruel master.

Primus

minor

Also known as Brer Primus

A slave who participates in conjuring plots and revenge schemes.

Dilsey

minor

Also known as Wiley

A slave woman whose husband Wiley is affected by a conjuring curse.

Mars Walker

minor

Also known as Walker, Wen Mars Walker

A slave owner who appears in tales of conjuring and supernatural events.

Ole Nick

minor

Also known as Mars Jeems, Jeems

A devil figure who tricks a slave owner into changing his ways.

Kunnel Pen'leton

minor

Also known as ole Kunnel Pen'leton

A colonel who owns a horse that plays a role in a conjuring tale.

Pete

minor

Also known as Brer Pete, little Pete

A slave who is conjured and becomes a victim of supernatural revenge.

Mahaly

minor

Also known as Sis' Mahaly

A slave woman who appears in tales of conjuring and family drama.

Ole Aun' Nancy

minor

Also known as Nancy

An elderly slave woman who tells stories and offers wisdom.

Mars Nick Johnson

minor

Also known as Nick, Mars Johnson

A slave owner who appears in a tale of conjuring and revenge.

Mistah McLean

minor

Also known as Mr. McLean

A white man who interacts with Uncle Julius and the narrator.

Mars Jeems McLean

minor

Also known as young Mars Jeems, Jeems

A cruel slave owner who is transformed by a conjuring spell.

Mabel

minor

A young woman who appears in a tale of love and conjuring.

Chloe

minor

A slave woman who is taken by her master, sparking a conjuring revenge.

Tobe

minor

A slave who faces tribulations and is helped by conjuring.

Liza

minor

Also known as Miss' Liza

A young woman who marries into a family with a conjuring curse.

John

minor

Also known as ole Mars John McLean

A slave owner who appears in a tale of family and conjuring.

Dolphus

minor

A slave who is affected by a conjuring plot.

Mars Jim McGee

minor

Also known as Jim, Mars Jim

A slave owner who appears in a tale of conjuring and justice.

Mistah Jim Williams

minor

A white man who interacts with the enslaved community.

Sally

minor

A young woman who appears in a tale of love and loss.

Mars Dunkin McSwayne

minor

Also known as young Mars Dunkin McSwayne, Mars Dunkin

A slave owner who inherits a family curse.

Miss Libbie

minor

A white woman who appears in a tale of conjuring and romance.

Hoddy

minor

A slave who is involved in a conjuring incident.

Young Murchison

minor

Also known as Malcolm Murchison, Murchison

A white man who courts a woman in a conjuring tale.

Mars Marrabo Utley

minor

Also known as Marrabo

A slave owner who appears in a tale of conjuring and family.

Bug

minor

A slave who tells a story to Sis' Becky.

Dasdy

minor

A slave who appears in a tale of conjuring and punishment.

Mars Whiskey

minor

A nickname for a slave owner known for drinking.