Question

Summarize the events leading up to the burnings in the Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry book.

Answer 1

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is the story of the Logan family, African-American farmers living in Mississippi in the 1930s. The Logans successfully battle racism to keep their land and stay together as a family. When the story opens, nine-year-old Cassie Logan is walking to the first day of school.

Step-by-step explanation:

Then, the reader learns that it was Papa who started the fire. At first, it may seem that it was slightly criminal of Papa to fool the men by starting a fire. But, on the other hand, he burned his own land.