Gina is a fiercely intelligent Rastafarian woman living in Augustown. Working as a domestic helper in Beverly Hills, she goes by "Miss G" and diligently studies to pass her O-level exams. She is deeply devoted to her young son and harbors a quiet resentment toward the systemic inequality separating her neighborhood from the affluent surrounding areas.

Ma Taffy is an elderly Rastafarian matriarch in Augustown who has been blind for ten years. Highly perceptive despite her lack of sight, she serves as the community's history keeper and a bridge between the past and present. She is deeply protective of her family and commands respect even from local gang members, using her knowledge of history to guide the younger generation.

Kaia is a six-year-old boy whose dreadlocks are deeply tied to his cultural and religious identity. Growing up under the protective care of his mother and great-aunt, he represents the next generation of Augustown. His experiences at the local Christian elementary school bring the systemic tensions of his community to the forefront.

Mrs. Garrick is the principal of the Augustown primary school who lives in the affluent neighboring community of Beverly Hills. She struggles with the administrative duties of her job, much preferring her past role as a teacher. Though she actively seeks to help her employee further her education, her worldview remains influenced by her privileged status.

Mr. Saint-Josephs is an insecure teacher at the Augustown primary school. Despite being a Black man, he harbors deep internalized prejudice and constantly attempts to distinguish himself from his local community. He recently moved to Augustown following the bitter breakdown of his marriage, bringing his personal frustrations into his classroom.

Alexander Bedward is the historical preacher of the Union Camp church in 1920s Augustown. Known as the Flying Preacherman, he promises his devoted followers that he will ascend into the sky and bring retribution upon the oppressive colonial society. His legacy profoundly impacts the Rastafarian community decades later.

Sister Gilzene is an elderly resident of Augustown whose long life spans both the 1920s era of the Flying Preacherman and the modern day. Known for her beautiful singing voice, she carries the oral history of the community and serves as a vital connection to past miracles and tragedies.

Bongo Moody is a devoted Rastafarian man in Augustown who used to wash cars and sell produce. Deeply traumatized by the loss of his close companion years earlier, he remains highly sensitive to acts of oppression against his community. He is a passionate defender of Rastafarian beliefs and quick to mobilize his peers.

Clarky was a young vendor who took the Rastafarian Nazarite vow seriously. His past experiences with police brutality stripped him of his dignity and left a lasting, tragic mark on Augustown, serving as a defining memory of systemic oppression for those who survived him.

Matthew is the educated, privileged son of the Garrick family. Having attended prestigious local schools before heading to Harvard, he struggles to fully grasp the systemic inequalities that separate his affluent world in Beverly Hills from the harsh realities of Augustown.

Mr. Garrick is a wealthy executive residing in Beverly Hills. Preoccupied with social status and his corporate image, he resents his wife's involvement with the Augustown primary school and holds deep-seated class prejudices against the residents of poorer neighboring communities.

Governor Leslie Probyn serves as the British colonial governor of Jamaica in 1920. Holding a dismissive attitude toward local culture, he embodies the oppressive colonial power structures that seek to suppress religious movements and maintain strict societal control.

Soft-Paw, also known as Marlon, is a leader of the Angola Gang in Augustown. Though he represents a modern, heavily armed element of the community willing to fight against the police, he maintains a baseline of traditional respect for the neighborhood's elders.

Lloydisha is a young girl in Augustown who regularly checks in on the elderly members of the community. She becomes a vessel for the town's history when she is deemed worthy of remembering the stories of the past.

William is a light-skinned journalist from Kingston who visits Augustown in 1920. Working under a pseudonym, he attempts to blend in while investigating the religious fervor surrounding the local preacher, though his outsider status remains obvious to the congregation.

Richard Azaar is a mixed-race businessman in 1920s Kingston. He feels deeply threatened by the working-class religious movements in Augustown, fearing they will disrupt the local economy and overturn the existing social hierarchy.

Mary is the ex-wife of Mr. Saint-Josephs, hailing from a bourgeois family in Trelawny. Her infidelity and harsh, colorist insults during their separation deeply fractured her ex-husband's fragile sense of identity.

Miss Lou is the great-grandmother who raised Sister Gilzene in Augustown. Having embraced religion in her sixties, she sought to protect her great-granddaughter from the harsh realities of growing up in their community.

Norah is Ma Taffy's mother, a woman known for her inventive cooking and for raising a busy household in early twentieth-century Augustown.

Maas Bilby is Norah's partner and a father figure to her children. He works hard, navigating both legal and illegal avenues to support his large family in 1920s Jamaica while remaining dedicated to their evening routines.

Doreen is a local sex worker in Augustown who keeps a pulse on the community's daily events, quickly spreading important or alarming news to others when incidents occur.