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Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. "Now, there ain't no sense in going around being mad. You clear your head so you can think sensibly. Then I want you to think real hard on whether or not Lillian Jean's worth taking a stand about, but keep in mind that Lillian Jean probably won't be the last white person to treat you this way." He turned toward me so that he looked me full in the face, and the seriousness of his eyes startled me. He held my chin up with the wide flat of his hard hand. "This here's an important decision, Cassie, very important—I want you to understand that—but I think you can handle it." What does the excerpt show about the historical time period of the story? It shows that African Americans in the South experienced unjust treatment by white people that was dangerous to confront. It shows that African Americans and white people in the South faced similar types of difficult decisions in order to survive. It shows that African Americans in the South maintained the same level of community respect and power as their white neighbors. It shows that African Americans and white people in the South worked together to solve disagreements that took place between families.

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its a on edg the person above me is also correct

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im just letting you know so you dont have to read all of the sentence in the person above me

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A. It shows that African Americans in the South experienced unjust treatment by white people that was dangerous to confront.

Step-by-step explanation:

"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" is a novel written by Mildred D. Taylor describing racism in Mississippi in the late 1800s.

This information alone should be enough to answer the question, but let's analyze the content of the excerpt.

Obviously, Lillian Jean did some harm to the narrator of the story, Cassie, and Cassie wishes to stand up to her. However, she is quickly advised by the person in the excerpt that such confrontation might have serious consequences and to be prepared on encountering many more people like Lillian.

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