Amy Denver A young white girl and indentured slave who cares for Sethe when Sethe runs from Sweet Home. She helps deliver Sethe's fourth child, and Sethe names the baby Denver in her honor.
Mr. Garner The owner of Sweet Home who treats his slaves humanely.
Mrs. Lillian Garner Mr. Garner's wife who treats both Baby Suggs and Sethe kindly and gives Sethe a pair of crystal earrings as a wedding gift. After Mr. Garner dies, she becomes ill and turns Sweet Home over to her cruel brother-in-law, the schoolteacher.
schoolteacher The widower of Mr. Garner's sister who takes control of Sweet Home after Mr. Garner's death. He is fascinated with studying the characteristics and behaviors of the Sweet Home slaves, viewing them as animals that can earn him profit.
Sixo A Sweet Home slave who maintains a relationship with the Thirty-Mile Woman. He is burned alive when captured trying to escape the plantation.
The Thirty-Mile Woman (Patsy) Sixo's lover who joins the group running from Sweet Home and escapes capture when the others are caught.
Paul A Garner A Sweet Home slave who is close to Halle and Paul D and plots with them to escape.
Ma'am Sethe's unnamed mother who was taken from Africa. The hard labor she is subjected to prevents her from spending time with Sethe, and she is killed when Sethe is just a girl.
Nan The one-armed plantation wet-nurse who crossed the ocean in the same ship that carried Sethe's mother. Nan is a sort of surrogate mother to Sethe, breastfeeding her after the "whitebabies" are fed.
