Courage In Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry

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Courage is standing up for what you believe, courage is not only standing up for yourself but for everyone who is being treated unfairly. In Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry Written by Mildred D. Taylor, Cassie Logan is a young colored girl living in Mississippi a southern state in the 1930s. She faces many challenges where she she has to show courage. During a time when “equality” meant nothing to the people around her, Cassie shows courage by standing up for Little Man, she also stands up to Mr. Barnett at the market, and she also faced her rival Lillian Jean Simms.
Cassie Logan was not afraid to stand up for what she believed, She knew she would get in trouble but she still stood up for what she believed. “Miz Crocker, ‘I don't want my

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