Mildred Taylor Research Paper

Mildred Taylor grew up in a time when segregation was far from gone. Although she lived in the North, she had daily reminders that being an African American meant you were the odd man out. She was born in Jackson Mississippi, but only spent the first three weeks of her life there. Her parents moved the family to Toledo, Ohio in hopes of less racism. Throughout her life she took many road trips back to Mississippi to learn about where her family had originated. There she saw the agonizing truth about racism, which gave her inspiration for writing her novels. She wrote many novels that expanded on Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, a story of Cassie Logan. She won the Newbery Award with this book and was a very successful individual.