Character Relationship Map: Harriet

Characters

• Harriet Tubman (played by Cynthia Erivo) — protagonist
• William Still (played by Leslie Odom Jr.) — protagonist
• Marie Buchanon (played by Janelle Monáe) — supporting
• Walter (played by Henry Hunter Hall) — supporting
• Bigger Long (played by Omar J. Dorsey) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Walter → Bigger Long (Professional Former Associate)

  Walter is described as having worked for Bigger Long as a slave catcher before deciding to leave with the escaped woman.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• William Still → Harriet Tubman (related)
• William Still → Marie Buchanon (Alliance Abolitionist Network Member)

  William Still chairs the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, while Marie Buchanon provides lodging to an escaped person in Philadelphia.

• Bigger Long → Marie Buchanon (Conflict Murderous Enemy)

  Bigger Long pursues the escaped woman to Philadelphia and beats Marie Buchanon to death.

Story Analysis

A woman transforms personal escape into a lifelong campaign against slavery and for collective freedom.

Plot Progression

1. A Letter Torn Apart
2. The River of Escape
3. Freedom Has A Cost
4. Moses Underground
5. The Last Ride North