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Claude McKay Love
This character is the narrator and main character who is searching for a place to belong. He is raised on the South Shore of Chicago and goes to college in Missouri.
Janice Camden
This character loses her parents and lives with her aunt and uncle on the South Side of Chicago. When her uncle is killed in a riot, her aunt abandons her.
Grandma
This character raises her grandson after his parents abandon him. She works part-time as a secretary and lives with a friend she met in New York.
Paul
This character is a photographer who freelances for newspapers and takes pictures of parades and graduations. He has a relationship with a man who commits suicide.
Big Columbus
This character is the leader of the South Shore gang, the Redbelters.
Simone
This character is a journalism major at Missouri and is one of two Black...
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