Mary

Background: Mary is from Clarksdale, Mississippi, and is a white-passing woman of mixed descent. Despite looking white, she is raised in and identifies with the local Black community, putting her in a difficult position due to the rigid racial classifications of the era.Relationships: She shares a deep, passionate bond with Elias "Stack" Moore. Stack leaves town abruptly and facilitates her marriage to a wealthy white man in Arkansas to ensure her safety, a life Mary ultimately resents.The Turn: Years later, in October 1932, she reunites with Stack at the train station after her mother's funeral. During the violent events surrounding the Smokestack Twins' juke joint, she is attacked and turned into a vampire by Remmick.Survival: Embracing her new, immortal existence, Mary and Stack break away from the main vampire hive and successfully escape to roam