Characters
Little Man
Mississippi in the 1930s
Stacey's best friend, who gets himself into trouble often
T.J.
farming system in whice farmers give part of each crop as rent
sharecropping
Cassie Logan
a term used to describe an organized effort to stop using a service or business in order to protest against unfair treatment
boycott
the most high-tempered in the Logan family
Uncle Hammer
segregation
The white lawyer in town who is respectful toward the black community
Mr. Jamison
describe Mr. Morrison
answers will vary; strong and powerful. Quiet.
this character was set on fire (set ablaze) and the Logan children are brought to see him in order to understand why they should avoid the Wallace's store
Mr. Berry
the main character of a story (often the hero)
protagonist
the only white boy in town who befriends the Logan family and gives a gift to Stacey
Jeremy Simms
What do you think it means if Jim Crow Laws oppressed the Black Community in the 1930s?
negatively impacted them. Made life harder for them.
first person narrator of our story
Cassie Logan
confidence in the face of danger
temerity
the man who comes to live with the Logan family while Papa is away at the railroad
Mr. Morrison
Why do you think the characters in the book have to stop themselves from saying the things they want to say and doing what they want in the community? (hint: think of the time and place the book is set)
They know it can cause them to get hurt and they also keep secrets for each other because they are loyal
This person owned the Logan land before reconstruction
Mr. Harlan Granger
the laws that negatively impacted black people in the south in the 1930s, including allowing for segregation and discrimination
Jim Crow Laws