A major central idea in Mildred Taylor’s novel is that some whites, like the Wallace brothers, took advantage of African Americans during the Jim Crow era.

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

A major central idea in Mildred Taylor’s novel is that some whites, like the Wallace brothers, took advantage of African Americans during the Jim Crow era.

How does the back room at the Wallace store demonstrate the central idea above? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

Chapter 4 | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Asked by Chicken J on 2/16/2021 7:29 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 2/18/2021 3:36 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 2/17/2021 3:29 AM

The Wallace store uses the black sharecroppers. They make them buy overpriced goods at the store in order to farm Wallace land. They also sell alcohol to blacks out the back room.

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