Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Written by: Mildred D. Taylor
Historical Terms
Slavery:
Slavery has existed even since before prehistory, before written record, and it plays a huge role in the biblical times and is mentioned many times in the Old Testament. How slavery continued for so long is that the South believed that if slavery would end their economy would fail because of the need for slaves to produce cotton and that freed slaves would take all of the jobs and unemployment would rise, also they said that passages in the Bible favored slavery. Slavery ruined families by selling members of the family away or family members getting killed by their masters.
Cassie’s grandfather was so keen on having his family have their own land because he wanted them to be free of slavery. He knew how bad slavery was and he never wanted his family to experience it.
Education in the South in the 1930s:
African American communities funded their own schools through churches or storefronts to help pay for supplies when needed. White schools had everything better: better supplies, better books, and better teachers. Black schools had everything used: used supplies, used books, and used everything. Most African American students did not receive a full education because they had to stop going to school and help their families.
Cassie and her brothers go to school in the Great Faith Elementary and Secondary School where this year the county has “donated” books to them. When Little Man got his book he said it was dirty because it had been used so many times before him. Also when he opened it up and saw the word “Ingra” in it he threw a gasket and stomped on the book.
Constitutional Guarantees of Freedom: White men could only use the Constitution and the Bill of Rights because black people were considered “property” and property did not have rights. If a black man or women was to run away and be caught, they would be brought back to their owners and the owner could
Written by: Mildred D. Taylor
Historical Terms
Slavery:
Slavery has existed even since before prehistory, before written record, and it plays a huge role in the biblical times and is mentioned many times in the Old Testament. How slavery continued for so long is that the South believed that if slavery would end their economy would fail because of the need for slaves to produce cotton and that freed slaves would take all of the jobs and unemployment would rise, also they said that passages in the Bible favored slavery. Slavery ruined families by selling members of the family away or family members getting killed by their masters.
Cassie’s grandfather was so keen on having his family have their own land because he wanted them to be free of slavery. He knew how bad slavery was and he never wanted his family to experience it.
Education in the South in the 1930s:
African American communities funded their own schools through churches or storefronts to help pay for supplies when needed. White schools had everything better: better supplies, better books, and better teachers. Black schools had everything used: used supplies, used books, and used everything. Most African American students did not receive a full education because they had to stop going to school and help their families.
Cassie and her brothers go to school in the Great Faith Elementary and Secondary School where this year the county has “donated” books to them. When Little Man got his book he said it was dirty because it had been used so many times before him. Also when he opened it up and saw the word “Ingra” in it he threw a gasket and stomped on the book.
Constitutional Guarantees of Freedom: White men could only use the Constitution and the Bill of Rights because black people were considered “property” and property did not have rights. If a black man or women was to run away and be caught, they would be brought back to their owners and the owner could