James must return to his village and marry another woman named Amma Atta, but he fantasizes about running away and living a simple life with Akosua. There, James meets a girl named Akosua and falls in love with her. When the Asante king, Nana Yaa's father and James's grandfather, dies, the family travels back to Asanteland to pay their respects. Quey and Nana Yaa have a son named James. After Fiifi and other men from the village capture Nana Yaa, the daughter of the Asante king, Quey is married to the girl to form a political alliance. He is educated in England and then returns to his mother's village to handle business negotiations with his uncle Fiifi. Quey grows up in the Cape Coast Castle, where the white men live and where slaves are kept before being shipped away to the United States. Effia and James Collins, the white, British man she is married to, have a son named Quey. Visits Ghana with her, returns to his family's roots Summary Part 1 The chapters titled "Quey," "James," "Abena," Akua," "Yaw," and "Marjorie" follow the descendants of Effia. Meets Marjorie, reuniting the family after decades. Goes to college, works toward getting his PhD at Stanford. Marcus Clifton Parents: Sonny Clifton and Amani Zulema. Reads poem about the two identities of black people in America. However, everyone thinks it's wrong for them to go to prom together or sit together, so she moves on. Meets Graham, a white boy, who she begins to like.
She was ostracized by the other girls in high school, who said she acted like a white girl. Lives in the United States, but visits her grandmother, Akua, in Ghana every summer.
Marjorie Agyekum Parents: Yaw Agyekum and Esther Amoah. Years later, reconnects with his mother, who tells him that if he doesn't shape up, then he's doing the white man's job for him. Quits his job at the NAACP because he feels they aren't doing anything, meets Amani Zulema. Protests with the NAACP against segregation, spends lots of time in jail. Carson "Sonny" Clifton Parents: Willie Black and Robert Clifton. Visits his mother and reconciles, explains that there's evil in their lineage and that the firewoman was an ancestor who came to tell their story. Decides to visit Edweso and take his house girl, Esther, with him. Teaches history and writes books about revolution in Africa. Has horrible scars on his face from the fire his mother set. Yaw Agyekum Parents: Akua Collins and Asamoah Agyekum.
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