People do not get to pick the color of their skin, yet skin color has caused great hardship for people in the world. In the south they still had the confederate flag above the American flag showing that whites are always ranked above blacks. Whites continually tried to make it unfair to blacks when attending schools, stores, and other public places. The novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, is an excellent example of historical fiction based on the fight for civil rights because of its realistic portrayal of those times. One hardship blacks suffered was protecting their families from white dominance. Papa talks to Mr. Jamison about how he wants the children to know how much he tries to keep them safe. Papa said, "I want
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Mama explains to Cassie the things that blacks did to be seen as human beings. Mama said " 'The people who were making money bringing slaves from Africa preached that black people weren't really people like white people, so slavery was all right.' " (Taylor 127) The quote from the book is showing that blacks were not seen as human beings like whites were. The explanation Mama gave Cassie was for her to understand that her great grandparents had to go through many hardships being slaves to become free. One example is Cassie's great grandpa having to run away from his owner and hide in a cave until slavery was over. Many slaves ran away until the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Second example is Cassie getting pushed off the side walk because she wouldn't move for Lillian Jean. Lillian Jean's father decided to push Cassie off the sidewalk and make Cassie apologize to Lillian Jean. The last example is having the book in school label blacks as "nigra." Little man was so excited to get books in school, but when he got his book it was ripped, dirty, and used till it could be not longer used. Little Man had refused to take the book and was willing to take a beating because of it. To sum up blacks were never treated like humans no matter what the occasion
Mama explains to Cassie the things that blacks did to be seen as human beings. Mama said " 'The people who were making money bringing slaves from Africa preached that black people weren't really people like white people, so slavery was all right.' " (Taylor 127) The quote from the book is showing that blacks were not seen as human beings like whites were. The explanation Mama gave Cassie was for her to understand that her great grandparents had to go through many hardships being slaves to become free. One example is Cassie's great grandpa having to run away from his owner and hide in a cave until slavery was over. Many slaves ran away until the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Second example is Cassie getting pushed off the side walk because she wouldn't move for Lillian Jean. Lillian Jean's father decided to push Cassie off the sidewalk and make Cassie apologize to Lillian Jean. The last example is having the book in school label blacks as "nigra." Little man was so excited to get books in school, but when he got his book it was ripped, dirty, and used till it could be not longer used. Little Man had refused to take the book and was willing to take a beating because of it. To sum up blacks were never treated like humans no matter what the occasion