The Davenports
Characters in The Davenports
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Olivia Davenport (The Davenports)
Elder Davenport daughter, groomed to marry as family duty requires, who falls for civil rights lawyer Washington DeWight and begins to see how little her family's wealth shields her from Jim Crow.
Helen Davenport
Olivia's younger sister, who would rather work on cars at the family's carriage company than be courted, and finds herself drawn to the suitor chosen for her sister.
Amy-Rose Shepherd
Childhood friend turned lady's maid to the Davenport sisters, who dreams of opening her own hair salon for Black women and loves John Davenport, the son of the house.
Ruby Tremaine
Olivia's best friend, under pressure to marry well as her own family's fortunes decline, and harboring her own feelings for John Davenport.
Supporting characters
John Davenport
The Davenport son, pursued by both Amy-Rose and Ruby.
Washington DeWight
A civil rights lawyer who courts Olivia and opens her eyes to how Jim Crow laws are moving north into Chicago.