The the book “Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry” is narrated by a little girl named Cassie Logan. Cassie is the second oldest of the Logan children and has a fiery temper, and feels strongly against the racist things people say to her. She has an older brother named Stacy, who is 13 years old. She has two younger brother Little Man, who is in first grade, and Christopher-John who is 7. They live with their mother, grandmother, their dad, when he is home from the railroads, and the Mr. Morrison, who lives on their land. They are living in the year of 1933, in Mississippi. In the book the Logan's experience racism and injustice because of their skin color. One example of the Logan’s not being treated equally is when the children are harassed by the …show more content…
Many people didn’t want to do it, but some gave in when the Logan’s afford to go get the goods for them and Mr. Morrison would write off their credit. When Christmas came around, Papa came home from the railroads and their Uncle Hammer shows up in a new shiny car. When Mr. Granger comes to talk to the Logan’s about stopping the boycott, they all refuse. Soon Mrs. Logan, loses her job, and the families who sharecrop on Granger land are forced to go back to the Wallace store. Mr. Logan’s let gets broke by the wagon wheel, because he was trying to fix it. Soon Mr. Granger forces the Logan’s to pay back all of the money they loaned from the bank. Uncle Hammer decides to sell his car so the could make the payment. Meanwhile T.J Stacy’s best friend, who was always a trouble maker, finally got labeled as a thief. He starts to hang out with two trouble causing white kids. One day they bring T.J. on a murderous rampage and they frame him for it. Mr. Logan and Mr. Morrison goes to try and stop the lynching that soon followed. As they were about to leave the cotton field suddenly burst into flames, as if by magic. The lynch mob and the famers must come together to stop the fire. Turns out the field going up in flames was Mr. Logan's idea in order to stop the