Marie Leroy

Iola Leroy

Marie is Iola's mother, a former slave who raised her with love and later supports her daughter's quest for identity and justice.

Robert Johnson

Marie is Robert's mother, and their bond is marked by deep affection and shared suffering under slavery.

Eugene Leroy

Eugene is Marie's husband, a white planter who loves her but keeps her enslaved until his deathbed emancipation.

Harry Leroy

Harry is Marie's son, and their relationship is warm and supportive, with Marie encouraging his education and freedom.

Gilbert Haven

Gilbert Haven is a friend and ally to Marie, helping her navigate freedom and family reunification.

Uncle Daniel

Marie and Uncle Daniel are siblings, with a close relationship rooted in shared history and mutual care.

Iola Leroy

Marie is Iola's mother, a former slave who raised her with love and later supports her daughter's quest for identity and justice.

Robert Johnson

Marie is Robert's mother, and their bond is marked by deep affection and shared suffering under slavery.

Robert Johnson

Marie is Robert's mother, and their bond is marked by deep affection and shared suffering under slavery.

Iola Leroy

Marie is Iola's mother, a former slave who raised her with love and later supports her daughter's quest for identity and justice.

Eugene Leroy

Eugene is Marie's husband, a white planter who loves her but keeps her enslaved until his deathbed emancipation.

Harry Leroy

Harry is Marie's son, and their relationship is warm and supportive, with Marie encouraging his education and freedom.

Iola Leroy

Iola's mother; a former slave who is married to Eugene Leroy and later dies.

IX: Eugene Leroy and Alfred Lorraine

Discussed extensively; her beauty, faith, and history as a slave are central to Eugene's decision.

Shadows in the Home

Expresses fears about her children's future due to racial prejudice; recalls her own past as a slave and her marriage to Eugene.

XI: The Plague and the Law

Expresses dread of Alfred Lorraine; becomes widowed after Leroy's death from yellow fever.

XII: Schoolgirl Notions

Suffers from brain fever and nervous prostration after her husband's death; comforts Iola and urges Christian faith as tragedy looms.

XIV: Harry Leroy

Mentioned as being too wretched to write; her marriage to Eugene Leroy has been declared invalid.

After the Battle

Iola's mother; her portrait is in the locket, and she is the sister Robert believes he has found.

XXII: Further Lifting of the Veil

Reunites with her son Harry after he is wounded in battle; later joyfully reunited with Iola at the depot.

XXIII: Delightful Reunions

Joyful in her reunion with Iola and Harry; recognizes Robert as her brother through the handkerchief memory; considers moving North.

Northern Experience

Marie is reunited with her mother and Iola after years of separation, settling into the Northern home.

An Old Friend

Introduced by Iola as her mother. She expresses anxiety for her son Harry's safety in the South and states she would rather see him as a friend of the poor than a companion of lawless men.

XXVII: Diverging Paths

Iola references her mother's humiliating experience at a church communion and her failed attempt to help a colored girl at an asylum, illustrating racial prejudice.

Visitors from the South

Unwell due to anxiety over her son Harry; discusses racial outrages and the term 'bloody shirt'.

XXX: Friends in Council

Expresses interest and pleasure in the evening, and welcomes the idea of more such conferences.

Conclusion

Lives with Robert in North Carolina, remains frail but helpful, and is described as having a sweet and dignified presence.