<Li> Mr. Wellever: Principal of the Great Faith Elementary School, but is powerless when Granger and the Wallaces fire Mama from working there . </Li> <Li> Gracey Pearson, Alma Scott and Mary Lou Wellever: Three girls who don't want Cassie to sit next to them, Mary Lou is the daughter of the principal and the only one who wore a new dress the day school started . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Mr. L.T. Morrison: A tall, well - built man Papa took into the Logan family since he had lost his job, who slowly becomes accepted as a member of the Logan family . Long ago, his parents had been killed by night riders, on Christmas, and he will always remember this day . He is a protective and caring person . </Li> <Li> Harlan Filmore Granger: Son of Filmore Granger . He wants the Logans' land because it was originally owned by the Granger family and the Logans bought it from them . </Li> <Li> T.J.: 14 - year - old boy who is a friend of Stacey's until he tells the Wallaces that Mama is teaching "inappropriate" things, which causes her to get fired and him to lose the respect of everyone he knows . He is arrogant and naughty, always trying to cheat on tests and look good . He becomes friends with Melvin and R.W. Simms who treated him nicely but laugh at him behind his back . He later discovers that they were just using him when it was too late, and went to jail while the Simms went free . </Li> <Li> The Wallace brothers: (Kaleb, Dewberry, and Thurston) Run a store on Harlan Granger's land . They are white, racist and violent . They are responsible for the Berrys' burning . </Li> <Li> Mr. Jamison: A white lawyer who backs Mary Logan's boycott . He is against racism and is a kind man who kept the Wallaces from hanging T.J. and opposes Harlan Granger . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Mr. L.T. Morrison: A tall, well - built man Papa took into the Logan family since he had lost his job, who slowly becomes accepted as a member of the Logan family . Long ago, his parents had been killed by night riders, on Christmas, and he will always remember this day . He is a protective and caring person . </Li>

Roll of thunder hear my cry by mildred taylor