Question

Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

For the month of January I was Lillian Jean's slave and she thoroughly enjoyed it. She even took to waiting for me in the morning with Jeremy so that I could carry her books. When friends of hers walked with us, she bragged about her little colored friend and almost hugged herself with pleasure when I called her "Miz" Lillian Jean.

What does the excerpt show about the historical time period of the story?

It shows that there were African American citizens who treated white citizens in unjust and humiliating ways.
It shows that white children treated African American children as equals even if white adults in the community did not.
It shows that African American children and white children easily developed friendships in spite of racial injustice.
It shows that there were white citizens who treated African American citizens in unjust and humiliating ways.

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

It shows that there were white citizens who treated African American citizens in unjust and humiliating ways.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry we follow the story of the Logan family through the lives of all of its members. The abuse on a racial basis that is described in the given excerpt was just one of the minor discomforts that African Americans experienced, or in this case - the Logan family. From being beaten, falsely accused of doing something they did not do, to not being served in a store or getting second-hand books from white schools that were too old and useless. So, in this novel, we have a very detailed and realistic description of the everyday life of average African Americans and how they coped with it.