Transcript Slide 1

Roll of Thunder,
Hear My Cry
by Mildred Taylor
“Colored” School – outside
“Colored” School - inside
“White” School - outside
“White” School - inside
Dust Bowl
Foreclosure Sale
Run on Bank – Bank Closed
Roll of thunder hear my cry
Over the water bye and bye
Ole man comin‘ down the line
Whip in hand to beat me down
But I ain't gonna let him
Turn me 'round
Setting: The time and place a story
occurs
• From your observation of the pictures, in
what time period does this story take
place?
• From your observation of the pictures, in
what geographical region of the United
States does this story take place?
Setting
• Time: 1933-1934
• Place: Mississippi
(Southern United States)
– Great Depression
– Weak economy
– Widespread
unemployment
– Pre-civil rights
movement
– Discrimination against
African-Americans
– Racial segregation
– “separate but equal”
schools
– Jim Crow laws