Our story starts with introducing us to the Logan family. Cassie, the narrator and protagonist, is a 9 year old girl who is brave, sassy, and is very naive about racism. She speaks her mind. There’s Stacey Logan, a 12 year old boy who is the oldest and the most protective over his family. He’s friends with T.J, another character in the story. There’s T.J , a white boy who’s friends with Stacey. T.J’s parents don’t like blacks, which leads Mama and Papa to believe T.J’s no different. There’s Mama and Papa, their parents. Mama is a teacher, and Papa works on Railroads to keep their land, which means he isn’t home very often. There’s Uncle Hammer, who watches the kids and sells his car to keep the Logan’s land, Big Ma, Papa and Uncle Hammer’s
