Mildred Taylor's novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My
Cry, tells the story of the Logan family and their fight to retain their land
and dignity in Depression era Mississippi. Three of the major events in the
story:
- CASSIE VISITS STRAWBERRY.
Cassie has been looking forward to her trip the big town of Strawberry,
but it turns out to be a big disappointment. The town is ugly, the black people get the
worst spots at the farmers' market, Cassie gets into an altercation with the store
owner, and then she is thrown into the street by Mr.
Simms. - T.J.
ROBS THE STORE. T.J. is lured into joining the Simms'
brothers on a drive into Strawberry. The Simms' promise to buy T.J. the pearl-handled
pistol he wanted, but once inside, the Simms' rob the store and beat the
owner. - THE FIRE. When
lightning strikes and sets the cotton fields on fire, everyone--black and white--join
together to save the crops. The fire helps to save T.J.'s life, since a lynch mob had
gathered to punish T.J. for his part in the store robbery; instead, they join in putting
out the fire.
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