The book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor is about a little girl, Cassie, who is in the times where people were still very racist. Cassie is one of quite a few people who is in a black and white people school, even though most of the students are racist.
In the book equality is for sure being violated. An example from the book is where the school got new textbooks. One of the kids, little man, refuses to take the book. The teacher asks why and he says look in the check-out chart. On the check-out chart it had 11 all white people use it when it was poor and the last one was the 12th person, a black kid, and it was in poor condition. This made little man very mad because it seemed like the whites were just giving him the leftovers. Which is one reason why it is not very equal.
I was not in this time so I don't know how other people would have reacted but I would have been mad too because you would have been treated way differently if you weren't white. The thing that makes me wonder is that obviously the teachers see and know whats going on but they don't really do anything to stop it.
You're right, this book does seem a little racist. But your're studying segregation right? So I understand why you chose this book. Even with the amount of information the book was given, I still want to read it. If you were in little man's shoes would you have accepted the book given to you?
ReplyDeleteIf I was in little man shoes I would have accepted the book but I would have been very disappointed In what I was given. Although in the book they were talking about how hard it was to get new textbooks.
ReplyDeleteJennica Great job. But does Segregation and Slavery go together? Because this sounds more like it would be better for slavery. I like how described your feelings and how you felt about this. I can hear your voice speaking from this. Good Job (:
ReplyDeleteGreat Job!You used really good examples to support the democratic ideal you thought was being broken. I am reading the same book, but I thought Cassie went to an all black school? Thats kind of sad that the teachers don't want to stop this. Thw school is definitely not equal. What do you think they would have to do to get the equality they want?
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Jordyn, Segregation is where people are not equal and slavery is not exactly the same thing.
ReplyDeleteMarissa, Yes you are right it was an all black school (my bad) and I think the teachers would have to like make an effort to try and help the situation and not just stand by and watch.