And, too, it is Cassie's story - Cassie Logan, an independent girl raised by a family for whom independence is primary, a family determined not to relinquish their humanity simply because they are Black. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is the middle book, chronologically, in the Logans series that also includes titles such as The Land, Song of the Trees, Let the Circle Be Unbroken, and The Road to Memphis.
It is a story of physical survival, but more important, it is a story of the survival of the human spirit. Taylor's most famous book is Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Mildred Taylor wrote Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry in the 1970s, at the height of the Black Power movement. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry represents a South in which racist sentiments had tangible effects in the form of segregation, lynch mobs, and unfair distribution of resources. Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, it is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence. The book itself takes place in 1933, during the Great Depression. Publisher's Synopsis: This is an extraordinarily moving novel - one you will not easily forget. Review Source: We Should All Be Book Worms Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Mykella Palmer is the Creative Coordinator at Teaching for Change. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride, for no matter how others may degrade them, the Logans possess something no one can take away. Why is the land so important to Cassie’s family? It takes the events of one turbulent year - the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she is Black - to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family’s lifeblood. With the land to hold them together, nothing can tear the Logans apart.
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