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Harriet Hemings

This is the main character of the story, whose life we learn about as she writes in her journal.

Sally Hemings

This is the mother of the main character and a slave at Monticello.

Beverly Hemings

This character is the sibling of the main character and is a very angry person who disagrees with the main character's decision to pass as white.

Thomas Jefferson

This person is the owner of the plantation where the main character lives and is believed to be her father.

Thomas Mann Randolph

This character comes up with the plan for the main character to pass as white and is the son-in-law of the plantation owner.

Martha Jefferson Randolph

This character is the daughter of the plantation owner and runs the plantation since her mother has passed away and there is no one else to do it.

Thruston

This person is a...

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