A slave owner who inherits Douglass and has complex interactions with him throughout Douglass's early life, providing pivotal opportunities for his future.

Douglass's first wife who manages the household and supports her husband's abolitionist work, remaining a private figure with limited personal documentation.

A prominent abolitionist leader and publisher who initially mentors Douglass and later becomes a philosophical opponent due to differing views on activism.

A German journalist and frequent visitor to Douglass's home, whose relationship with him is the subject of speculation due to the limited surviving correspondence.

Douglass's second wife, a well-educated White woman who supports his legacy and faces societal challenges due to their interracial marriage.