PEOPLE
The following is a list of those featured in the film (in order of appearance) with their family connection to assist viewers and facilitators in understanding the genealogical and concurrent relationships. See also Woodlands Families Genealogy.
Charles, Rhonda, and Felicia discussing race relations at Woodlands.
Rhonda Kearse (narrator), descendant of Jim Rumph, overseer of Woodlands who stayed on at Woodlands Plantation after the Civil War
Charles A. Orr (narrator), descendant of Isaac Nimmons, coachman of Woodlands who left the plantation after the Civil War
Felicia Furman (narrator), descendant of William Gilmore Simms, last slaveowner at Woodlands Plantation
Margaret Kearse, Rhonda’s mother, descendant of Jim Rumph
Dorothy M. Manigault, Rhonda’s great aunt, descendant of Jim Rumph
Bessie Laboard Brown (1905 – 1996), granddaughter of Jim Rumph and Sallie and Wilson Laboard
Annette Beckett, Rhonda’s sister, descendant of Jim Rumph
Carl Buck (1925 – 2007), Felicia’s cousin, great grandson of William Gilmore Simms
Elliott "Junior" Manigault, Jr. (1925 - 2008), great grandson of Jim Rumph
Mary Simms Furman, Felicia’s mother, great granddaughter of William Gilmore Simms
Collette Crawford, cousin of Charles Orr, descendant of Isaac Nimmons
James Pressly, Felicia’s nephew, descendant of William Gilmore Simms
Edward Buck, Felicia’s cousin, son of Carl Buck, descendant of William Gilmore Simms
Simms Oliphant, Felicia’s cousin, descendant of William Gilmore Simms
George Rowe III (about 1930 – 2007), descendant of George Rowe
Aquarius Rowe, grandson of George Rowe III
