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Ruth's Grandfather. He was a jolly man and was known for his long beard. Ruth loved Zaydeh and his wife Bubeh. When he died, it was Ruth's first encounter with death.
Ruth's grandmother who lives in New York-- Bubeh was one of Ruth's family members who cared for her well being. Bubeh took care of Ruth, at a distance, when she left home after her graduation of high school.
Hudis's oldest sister. Laura helped Hudis and her family emigrate to the United States.
Aunt Betsy helped Ruth when she was going through with her abortion. When Ruth married a black man, Betsy wanted nothing to do with Ruth. She is also Hudis's sister.
Ruth's aunt and Hudis's sister. She treated Ruth as if she wasn't good enough or rich enough to be in her family. She was married to Uncle Issac, but was having an affair with her best friend's husband, Mr. Stein. Aunt Mary employed Ruth and Andrew Dennis. Her factory was where Ruth they met.
Hudis is Ruth's mother who suffered from polio her whole life. She was very reserved, and she let her husband treat her as if she was nothing. Ruth loved her mother, Ruth was her eyes and ears in America since she didn't speak English. Ruth always felt guilty for not taking enough care of her mother, and leaving home, especially after her death.
Fishel Shilsky was Ruth's father and Hudis's husband, Fishel was a strict, religious man. He was racist, greedy and abusive. He sexually abused Ruth and mentally and emotionally abused his children and disabled wife.
Aunt Candis was Andrew's favorite aunt. Candis went to help out Ruth with the kids after Andrew's death. She helped Ruth impress her second husband, Hunter, by cooking meals for him before they were engaged.
Sam is two years older
than Ruth. He is sensitive
and Tateh is very hard on him.
He runs away at age 15 and is later killed in WWII.
Ruth's younger sister Gladys (Dee-Dee) was much shyer than Ruth. Ruth promised Dee-Dee she would never leave home, but Ruth broke that promise. Because of that, Dee-Dee refused to help Ruth when she was desperate after Dennis's death.
Aunt Candis's son. A quiet, humorous, religious man who had a kind heart. Bob looked a lot like Andrew. Because this resemblance, James wanted a closer relationship to him in hopes of getting a glimpse of how his father was. Bob worked in a post office.
Hunter is the second husband of Ruth. Hunter entered Ruth's life a few months after the death of Dennis. They shared the same views on things such as religion, education, and how to raise children. Ruth and he had four children togehter; however, Hunter was the father figure to all of the children. He loved them and they loved him back.
Andrew-Dennis McBride was Ruth's first husband and the father of her first 8 children. Ruth and he met in her aunt's factory. Andrew was the first man to show Ruth love, and he was the one who introduced her to Christianity. Ruth and Dennis started New Brown Memorial Church He is the father of James. He developed cancer and died when Ruth was pregnant with James.
"Everybody loved Jack. You could talk to Jack about anything."
Jack's husband. Richard taught James many life lessons when he stayed with Richard and his wife over summer vacation. James describes him as a handful for Jack and he always had a lit cigarette between his teeth.
Andrew's daughter from a previous marriage, who lived in Harlem. Jack took care of Helen when she ran away from home, she also took care of James for a summer when he was acting up.
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James half-brother. Hunter became a computer consultant.
David is James older brother and Williams partner is teasing their siblings. He went on to become University Chairman of African-American History at Pennsylvania State University.
James youngest half-brother who hated their mother's cooking, but would eat it anyway. Henry attended North Caroline A&T University.
Kathy is the younger sister of James. she was the "more attractive sister." Many boys would ask James about her, while James questioned why they wanted anything to do with his ugly sister. Kathy grew up to become a special education teacher. Ruth moved in with Kathy once all the other children had grown.
The older brother who is closest to James age. James followed Richie through many things. Just like James, Richie has a passion for music and is a musician. Girls liked Richie. He had a very creative talent. Richard became a chemistry professor.
James oldest sister. Rosetta's main goal was to keep her younger siblings out of trouble. James tells us that she is the toughest. Rosetta later went on to become a psychologist.
A.K.A Billy, William is James older brother who would always tease his other siblings. Billy later went to Yale University.
Judy is James half-sister who played piano in church after Helen left. She became a teacher in New York.
The oldest of all the McBride and Jordan children. Andrew was an artist. He made sure his role as an older brother was succeeded. Andrew became very successful. He marched on Washington and went off to medical school. Ruth was very proud of Andrew. She wanted all of her children to turn out just as he did.
Helen is James older sister. She was gentle, naive, talkative, and curious. She was also the pianist at church. Helen was very passionate about political events. She dropped out of school because "white man's education" was not for her, When she dropped out, she became a 'hippie'. Helen left home at age 15 because she was tired of her siblings not agreeing with her views. She returned at age 20 with a nursing degree and a baby.
James older sister who later became a medical office manager.