That protagonist has a younger brother whose name is similar to that of his bastard step half-bother; these are Roy and Royal, respectively.
The second part of this work is divided into three sub-sections, one for each major member of the main family, and in the course of the second part is revealed the story of Richard, who killed himself after being victimized by racist police and who is the protagonist's true father. That protagonist has a younger brother whose name is similar to that of his bastard step half-bother; these are Roy and Royal, respectively. Set mostly in the Temple of the Fire of the Saved, it is a modern retelling of the story of Ham notable for its use of flashbacks and with Gabriel Grimes in the place of Noah. For ten points, name this 1953 novel about the great migration: a work concerning John Grimes and the first novel of James Baldwin.
The second part of this work is divided into three sub-sections, one for each major member of the main family, and in the course of the second part is revealed the story of Richard, who killed himself after being victimized by racist police and who is the protagonist's true father.
{Go Tell It on the Mountain}