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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

by Mildred Taylor

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“Colored” School – outside

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“Colored” School - inside

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“White” School - outside

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“White” School - inside

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Dust Bowl

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Foreclosure Sale

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Run on Bank – Bank Closed

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Roll of thunder hear my cryOver the water bye and bye

Ole man comin‘ down the lineWhip in hand to beat me

downBut I ain't gonna let him

Turn me 'round

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Setting: The time and place a story occurs

• From your observation of the pictures, in what time period does this story take place?

• From your observation of the pictures, in what geographical region of the United States does this story take place?

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Setting

• Time: 1933-1934

– Great Depression– Weak economy– Widespread

unemployment– Pre-civil rights

movement

• Place: Mississippi (Southern United States)

– Discrimination against African-Americans

– Racial segregation– “separate but equal”

schools– Jim Crow laws