Titch
Wash suggests that although Titch fights for the abolitionist cause, he does so for selfish reasons: “I was nothing to you. You never saw me as equal. You were more concerned that slavery should be a moral stain upon white men than by the actual damage it wreaks on black men.”
The slavemaster's brother
Although Titch is the brother of a cruel and sadistic slavemaster, he is surprisingly kind towards Wash, even teaching him how to read and write.
Guilty of murder
Although the slavemaster's cousin, Phillip, actually kills himself, it is expected that Wash will be framed for his death.
