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Mildred D. Taylor accurately depicts the Separate but Equal issue that sprung forward from the Plessy vs Ferguson case. The issue was that separate facilities for different races were allowed if they were equal. This lead to many separate facilities claiming equality although white facilities were always better.
Evidence:
like school buses.buses and nice facilities. The black no school busesbuses, small, poor facilities, and trashed white school. For example, the textbooks in the black school were all very beaten up and dirty. The chart in the front showing the conditions of the book, when they were issued, and the race of the student to which they were issues shows that the white students used the books for over a decade, then when the books were first considered very poor, they were given to black students. They were
Citation:
"Plessy V. Ferguson (1896)." PBS. PBS, 2002. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.

"Great Depression." Fact Monster. Pearson Education, Publishing as Fact Monster, Jan. 2015. Web. 19 Mar. 2015.
"The Great Depression." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.
VS Ferguson & Separate but Equal
Decision:
Mildred D. Taylor accurately depicts the Separate but Equal issue that sprung forward from the Plessy vs Ferguson case. The issue was that separate facilities for different races were allowed if they were equal. This lead to many separate facilities claiming equality although white facilities were always better.
Evidence:
An example of separate but "equal" facilities in the novel is the two schools. The white school had new resources like textbooks and other things like school buses. The black school on the other hand had no school buses and trashed resources recycled from the white school. They were supposed to be equal but were not. This is how the novel accurately depicted the separate but equal issue.
Citation:
"Plessy V. Ferguson (1896)." PBS. PBS, 2002. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.

The Reader’s Companion to American History. Ed. Eric Foner and John A. Garraty. Copyright © 1991 by Houghton Mifflin Co
"The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow." PBS. PBS. 2002. Web. 19 March 2015.
" What Was Jim Crow." Jim Crow Museum: Origins of Jim Crow. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2015.
(http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/sharecropping)
http://socialistworker.org/2012/06/28/blacks-and-the-great-depression

"The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow." PBS. PBS. 2002. Web. 19 March 2015.
(http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/sharecropping)
http://socialistworker.org/2012/06/28/blacks-and-the-great-depression
http://www.lawnix.com/cases/plessy-ferguson.html
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Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry is authentic when it comes to the Great Depression, the Plessy v. Ferguson court ruling, sharecropping, the KKK, lynching and Jim Crow Laws for the following reasons:
Evidence:
is that Mary, the mother jobs that MamaMary can work car.
In the 1890's, there a was a court case that ruled that separate facilities for whites and colored people were legal, as long as the facilities were of equal quality. This case was called "Plessy vs. Ferguson, Separate but Equal". In the book,
Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry, is authentic when it comes to sharecropping. The Logans worked on Mr. Granger's plantation and had to pay him. Sharecroppers had to pay the owner of the land. In the book Papa says, "...That cotton is for living on; the railroad money is for the taxes and the mortgage." This implies that the Logans get money for their cotton that they use to buy the things they need to live and they don't have enough money from just the cotton, so Papa has to work on the railroad. This is authentic because most sharecroppers didn't have enough money and due to that they were in debt (so they would have to find another job). Another reason the book is authentic is because in the time period, sharecroppers could be both white and black and Jeremy, who was white, was a sharecropper. The last reason Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry is authentic is because on most plantations there was a store for the sharecroppers. The store on the Granger Plantation was the Wallace's store. Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry is authentic because the Logans worked on the Granger plantation for money, just like sharecroppers did, and had to pay Mr. Granger. However, both white and black sharecroppers were often in debt, just like the Logans and the Simms. Sharecroppers also would go to a store that was on the plantation, and in the book the sharecroppers go to the Wallace's store (until the boycott).
(KKK by Katy) In the book Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry, Mildred D. Taylor does a fairly good job of representing the KKK, or the Ku Klux Klan, during the Great Depression. In the book, TJ says, "Okay. See, them Berry's burnin' wasn't no accident. Some white men took a match to 'em." These men they were referring to were the KKK, and were later called "devilish night men" by Mr. Avery, TJ's dad. This part of the book is mainly accurate. Although I found no specific accounts of men being burned alive like the members of the Berry family, I would not quite call it far-fetched. The Klu Klux Klan did bomb and/or burn many black churches, schools, and homes, killing black citizens inside of them. Also, the KKK lynched many black men and women for many different reasons such as the one Mr. Berry was accused of, flirting with a white woman.

Harsh language was used by both the fraternity and by racists in the 30s. The same words were used then just as they are now. Nearly every racist group or person is racist against blacks and they are often in groups. The fraternity is similar to the kkk In respect that they act as a group. There are many differences between the book and the story though such as the actions taken against the racism. The president of the university put a stop to the racism, in the book the only person that would have been able to stop it would have been the sheriff or the Wallace's themselves. The president actually had the power to stop the hurt, while the sheriff may not have been able to.
How has racism changed since the 1930’s?
an equal. People are willing to take a stand against racism and there are plenty of people that are now viewed as heros over white people because of their athletic, military, or entertainment abilities and many don't have to face much racism unlike early blacks. Most of the physical abuse of blacks is past, and now blacks are able to fight back without being hanged or killed.
Notes: Jim Crow Laws
1880s-1960s

The Reader’s Companion to American History. Ed. Eric Foner and John A. Garraty. Copyright © 1991 by Houghton Mifflin Co
"The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow." PBS. PBS. 2002. Web. 19 March 2015.
(http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/sharecropping)
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Example:
Authenticity

A Oklahoma fraternity released a video with racist chants and thoughts. The university quickly acted upon the video and helped clean up the damage by closing the fraternity and demonstrations for the school. The video did hurt football recruitment when a four star commit, Jean Delance, decommited from Oklahoma. The video was not the only reason for his decision but it was a definite roadblock.
Story elements that relate to the book—Similarities AND Differences
Harsh language was used by both the fraternity and by racists in the 30s. The same words were used then just as they are now. Nearly every racist group or person is racist against blacks and they are often in groups. The fraternity is similar to the kkk In respect that they act as a group. There are many differences between the book and the story though such as the actions taken against the racism. The president of the university put a stop to the racism, in the book the only person that would have been able to stop it would have been the sheriff or the Wallace's themselves. The president actually had the power to stop the hurt, while the sheriff may not have been able to.
How has racism changed since the 1930’s?
Racism has changed a lot since the 30s. Even though there are pockets of people that are still racist, the overall concept is looked down upon. Blacks are often treated as equals now, but in the 30s, it was un thought of that a black would be an equal.
Notes: Jim Crow Laws
1880s-1960s

In Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry, Mildred D. Taylor accurately portrays the Great Depression. The ways in which it is portrayed include setting the novel in the correct time period and having the depression effect people in the same ways as it did in real life.
Evidence:
There are several things that show the novel is historically accurate when it comes to portraying the Great Depression. One way is that the book accurately portrays the time period that the Great Depression took place in. In the book, Cassie states that the story takes place in 1933, in the middle of the depression. This shows that the novel did, for sure, take place in the Great Depression. The other part of portraying the Great Depression accurately is keeping true to how the depression effected people. The book does this well. For example, poorer families, like the sharecroppers, don't have much money and so must buy things from stores on credit, but then they can't pay back the money they owe. Also, when the Logans bought the second 200 acres of their land, they took out a loan and so have to pay mortgage. Because of the depression, the value of money is much less and people buy less things. This means that they must sell their cotton for low prices so it will actually sell, and then that low amount of money is worth even less. Then they have trouble paying taxes and mortgage. When a mortgages and taxes can't be paid, properties are foreclosed and items repossessed. The Logans face this issue, but manage to overcome it. Many people during the Great Depression faced this problem but couldn't overcome it. This is why the book accurately depicts the Great Depression.
Citation:
"Great Depression." Fact Monster. Pearson Education, Publishing as Fact Monster, Jan. 2015. Web. 19 Mar. 2015.

This article discusses Levi Petit, a college student of university of Oklahoma who was expelled for a 9 second long video where he says many racial slurs, then his fraternity discusses lynching. The article talks of the aftermath, and how he publicly apologized and talked of how he was shameful of his actions.
Story elements that relate to the book—Similarities AND Differences Lynching and ku-klux-klan
ThisIn the article the students chant about hanging as if it were a fun recreational activity. This article is similar hang someone, and how they were talking about it as it was a fun thing to do. Also, in the article the student says many racial slurs in his normal conversation. This is similar because in the 1930's white people would insult blacks at almost any chance they took, if they were racist enough.
How has racism changed since the 1930’s?
This instance of racism was extraordinarily different from the 1930's because of the reactions and the aftermath. The public reaction in the 1930's would have been minimal. Blacks would have had to accept it, and, in the south, whites would have taken it as normal, or even congratulated him about it. In today's society the person was ridiculed, expelled from his college, and the fraternity was disbanded. Also, because the person had done "nothing wrong" they would have no repercussions in the aftermath. In today's society, he publicly apologized, and he will have trouble getting a good education or possibly a good job.
Notes:
Lynching: