In the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, the setting affects the story and characters in various different ways . As I was reading through the novel, I noticed so many pieces of text related to “separate but equal”, and the terrible acts that were done to black citizens in the South as a result of racism, and very deep racial feelings towards African-Americans. For example, in the text on page. 15, it states, “Sitting so close to the desk, I could see that the covers of the books, a motley red, were badly worn and the grey edges of the book were marred by pencils, crayons and ink. My anticipation at having my own book dubbed to a sinking disappointment.”. Also, in the text, on page 32, the text states, “No one was more angered by this
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She had explained to him, as she had explained to Christopher-John the year before and to me two years before that, that the county did not provide buses for its black students. In fact, she said, the county provided very little and much of the money which supported the black schools came from the black churches.” In 1986, there was a ruling passed by the Supreme Court called “Plessy vs Ferguson” which stated that it was legal and constitutional for whites and blacks to be “separate but equal” (African- American Life in the South During the 1930’s) . However, in this example, we see that the equal part is ignored, as the blacks’ books are marred, and badly worn, as the whites previously had used them when they were in much better condition. To add on, Jefferson Davis, a white school, received two buses, and Great Faith, a black school, received none, proving that the races were separate, but obviously that the things whites got were inferior to blacks. Additionally, little to no money was provided to help with the cost of even getting the buses for black students, whereas white students, just because of their racial status, got buses …show more content…
They overcharges me and I has to pay them high interest, but I gets credit there 'cause Mr. Montier signs for me. Now you know most folks 'round here sharecropping' on Montier, Granger, or Harrison land and most of them jus' 'about got to shop at that Wallace store or up at the mercantile in Strawberry, which is jus 'about as bad. Can't go no place else.'” In the 1930’s, blacks and whites, but mainly African- Americans, worked on white land in exchange for food and the tools they needed. These people were called sharecroppers, and got something called credit, from the landowners for the basic necessities of life (African- American Life in the South During the 1930’s) . The people, can’t go no place else, because they don’t own their own land, and it is the beginning of the Great Depression, which means jobs are hard to find, the price of the South’s prime crop, cotton is down, and if they leave the job they have, they’ll have nothing. Also, Papa, the Logan children’s dad, had to leave and go work, in the Great Depression, because Cassie, Big Ma, her Mother, and her brothers, weren’t earning enough money to support themselves and pay taxes, just by working on the land. He could rarely could return, because his family constantly needed money for food, and the few other basic necessities they needed to
She had explained to him, as she had explained to Christopher-John the year before and to me two years before that, that the county did not provide buses for its black students. In fact, she said, the county provided very little and much of the money which supported the black schools came from the black churches.” In 1986, there was a ruling passed by the Supreme Court called “Plessy vs Ferguson” which stated that it was legal and constitutional for whites and blacks to be “separate but equal” (African- American Life in the South During the 1930’s) . However, in this example, we see that the equal part is ignored, as the blacks’ books are marred, and badly worn, as the whites previously had used them when they were in much better condition. To add on, Jefferson Davis, a white school, received two buses, and Great Faith, a black school, received none, proving that the races were separate, but obviously that the things whites got were inferior to blacks. Additionally, little to no money was provided to help with the cost of even getting the buses for black students, whereas white students, just because of their racial status, got buses …show more content…
They overcharges me and I has to pay them high interest, but I gets credit there 'cause Mr. Montier signs for me. Now you know most folks 'round here sharecropping' on Montier, Granger, or Harrison land and most of them jus' 'about got to shop at that Wallace store or up at the mercantile in Strawberry, which is jus 'about as bad. Can't go no place else.'” In the 1930’s, blacks and whites, but mainly African- Americans, worked on white land in exchange for food and the tools they needed. These people were called sharecroppers, and got something called credit, from the landowners for the basic necessities of life (African- American Life in the South During the 1930’s) . The people, can’t go no place else, because they don’t own their own land, and it is the beginning of the Great Depression, which means jobs are hard to find, the price of the South’s prime crop, cotton is down, and if they leave the job they have, they’ll have nothing. Also, Papa, the Logan children’s dad, had to leave and go work, in the Great Depression, because Cassie, Big Ma, her Mother, and her brothers, weren’t earning enough money to support themselves and pay taxes, just by working on the land. He could rarely could return, because his family constantly needed money for food, and the few other basic necessities they needed to