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Parents of Lucius Goodwin.

Son of Roberta and Alexander. With Lottie Jefferson, he is the father of Victor Goodwin.

Son of Lucius Goodwin and Lottie Jefferson. Husband of Gladys Price Goodwin; father of Calvin and Trudy.

Son of Victor and Gladys Goodwin, brother of Trudy, Rose Dunbar’s boyfriend, and Moses Jones’s closest friend.

Daughter of Victor and Gladys Goodwin and sister of Calvin.

Parents of Carlton Dunbar.

Son of Roger Dunbar and Sheila Coates. Husband of Octavia Reed Dunbar and father of four children, including Rose.

Biological daughter of James “Killer” Benson and Agnes. Adopted and raised by Dorothy Reed; later married Carlton Dunbar. Mother of four children, including Rose.

Octavia’s adoptive mother. She raised Octavia, who became Octavia Reed.

Biological father of Octavia and of James Jr., making the two children half-siblings.

Son of James Benson and Alma Hicks. Half-brother of Octavia; he later reconnects with her.

Youngest child of Carlton and Octavia Dunbar. Calvin Goodwin’s girlfriend and a close friend of Moses Jones.

Parents of Moses Jones.

Son of George Jones and Bertha Smith. Calvin Goodwin’s closest friend and a trusted friend of Rose Dunbar.

Parents of Delores Finch.

Daughter of Elias and Lorraine Finch. “Lola” begins as her father’s private name for her; by the end of Book I, Delores has begun claiming it as her own.

Mother of Vera and Joyce; Talitha’s maternal grandmother.

Mae’s daughter, Joyce’s sister, and Talitha’s mother.

Vera’s younger sister and Talitha’s aunt. One of the most important protective figures in Talitha’s life.

Vera’s daughter, Mae’s granddaughter, and Joyce’s niece.