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Background: The burning started when John Henry was stopping by a gas station. So they were waiting for some gas when one of the white man comes up messing with them and was already drunk and said, ¨Thats a nigger Sallie Ann said was flirting with her.  And when they heard what the white man said John Henry said, ¨lets get out of here¨ so after he dropped the person with them he headed back to his own place but right then they can see someone ramming into the back of there car after driving he couldn't reach his house so had to stop at his Uncle but the white men dragged him out of his uncles houses lighting him on fire

Quote: ¨its sho a shame, all right said T.J father frail, sickly man with a hacking cough These folks getting so bad in here
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Analysis: This quote shows the theme of racism because they labeling and using derogatory language to bring down a race.

Alejandro C.B, Tristan B, Julio

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Background: The students at Great Faith were given used books in very poor condition from the county. When Lil Man was given his book he originally refused to take it because it was in such bad condition and then he finally agreed to take one but then he got very and and threw it his book on the floor and stepped on it. He did this because he realized the white students in the country were given new books, and only reused the books when the books were listed from new to excellent to very good to good to average to poor condition, but when a book condition was rated as very poor it was listed given to the black children

Quote: see, Miz Crockers see what it says.
They give us these old books when they didn't want em no more (Taylor, 18)

Analysis: This quote shows the theme of racism because they labeling and using derogatory language to bring down a race.

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Background:
Lil man was sharing his frustration about the bus from the white school, Jefferson Davis, always driving fast through mud puddles and splashing the Logan kids and their friends with muddy water. He reasoned with her that the bus driver could slow down and then he wouldn't get them and their clothes dirty. Big Ma response to him was to not pay attention to the white folks

Quote: Ain´t no use frettin about it. One day you'll have a plenty of clothes and maybe even a car of yo own to ride around in; so dont you pay no mind to them ignorant white folks. You jus´ keep on studyin´ and get yoself a good education and you'll be all right"(Taylor, 30)

Analysis: This quote shows that the logan elders know that the children have a chance to be out and away from the racist system with education

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Background: T.J. , Stacey, Christopher John and little man were sitting by the fire when T.J. said ¨yall hear about the latest night man¨ when they all stared at T.J. with straight attention and wanted to know more T.J. refused to say saying there baby ears weren't ready to hear it so Stacey saying to T.J. ¨Then dont¨ which everyone ignored T.J. not falling for another of his interesting story but after not seeing anyone paying attention to him he keeps talking saying it was last week but everyone ignored him but Christopher John was too curios to listen more so T.J. said mama would kill him for telling what happen to Mr Sam Tatum but after he told them that they just reminded each other they needed to take the milk, butter and sugar to a lady but as they were leaving T.J. said
¨poured black tart and feathered him¨
Little man laughing and they asked why
Because he called a white man a liar and that was the reason those night man were driving at night
Relived they weren't coming out for them after they got the bus stuck in the hole they made

Quote: ¨Cause my information come direct from Miz Claire Thompson who seen Mr. Tatum herself¨(Page 51)

Analysis:This quote shows the theme of injustice because they cover Mr.Tatum for accusing a white man of lying and got punished for it even if he was in the right

Julio

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Background: Big ma, Cassie, Stacey an TJ are in the town of strawberry, Misssippi to sell items at the flea market. After the marker bisma goes to visit MR. Jasmison, the lawyer and tells cassie, stacey and TJ to wair at thecart for her. After Cassie gets kicked out of the merantile for sassing the store owner and according to him not knowing her place as a black childin a white persons world she bumps into lilian Jean by accident LJ is a whiteand demands an apology from cassie and for cassie to walk in the street instead of on  the side walk

Quote ¨when my gal Lillian Jean says for you to get yo self off the sidewalk you get, you hear me¨ (78)
Im sorry Miz Lillian Jean, demanded Mr. Simms (78)

Analysis: This quote capture theme of injustice toward black people because they were treated less than Mr simmis is a white man who clearly believes the white race is superior and his family is superior over the logans

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Background: After Mama told the kids to go to sleep mama walked inside Cassie room picking up her clothing from aside her bed they talked about what happened back at the market and that Cassie blamed Stacey for what happened but Cassie was also mad after apologizing to Lillian Jeans cause they demanded an apology and was forced to apologize she was angry with ma and Stacey saying papa wouldn't have apologized but after a while ma told Cassie ¨Big Ma didn't want you to be hurt that was the only thing on her mind making sure Mr. Simmis didn't hurt you¨ Cassie understood but she said why Liliana jean was acting all grown¨ mama told her ¨Because thats the way of things¨

Quote: ¨Because thats the way of things¨ (85)

Analysis: This quote shows injustice because Cassie still doesn't know why she had to apologize and mama tell her it because thats the way of things

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Background: Two mans entered the building and as Cassie look through a broken window he can see both man enter mamas class as she was startled to see them but when Mr.Granger told ma that they hear about her teachings and wanted to learn she nodded and went on with her class as she got chair for the visitors they did not sit. After standing through the class and after opening the book they said ¨Thought they belong to the county¨ interrupting ma
they continue reading but didn't find what ma was teaching and ask but ma said ¨because it not in there¨ she was demanded to not teach kids about their history and to show whats on the book after that she was shortly fired

Quote:I thought things folks didn't wanna hear¨ (page 126)

Analysis: Thus quote shows injustice because ma was fired for teaching black kids about their history but was demanded to only teach things assigned by the board of education

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Background: Uncle Hammer gave Stacey an early Christmas present that was a brand new wool coat Once TJ noticed that Stacey had something new he talked to Stacey into giving it to him after he embarrassed him in front of all the other kids at church by calling him Preacher Stacey has to confess to ma and Big ma Uncle hammer that he gave the coat away to TJ Uncle hammer says to Stacey

Quote: If you aint got the brains of a flea to see that TJ fellow made a fool of you than you'll never get anywhere in this world its though out there boy and as long as there are people theirs gonna be somebody trying to take what you got and trying to drag you down

Analysis: This quote shows the theme of family because even though uncle hammer words might be harsh to Stacey hes telling me the truth so that Stacey can learn at a young age about who to trust uncle hammer is trying to pass down a life lesson to Stacey one that hammer learned the hard way

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Background: TJ shows up to the logans house the night of the revival has bruised and bloodied and just wants Stacey to walk him home safely he finally explains to Stacey and Cassie little man and Christopher john that the simmis brothers took him to strawberry to get the gun at the merchant.The mercantile was closed o TJ Rw and Melvin broke in Melvin and rw stole the gun and gave it to tj they also stole the cash boy and assaulted Mr and Mrs Barnett. They beat Tj up real bad and told him it will be worse if he tells anyone

Quote: ¨Well, you aint going without me.¨
If stacey was going to be a fool and go running out into the night to take an even bigger fool home, least i could di was make sure he got back in one piece¨ (169)

Analysis: This quote shows the theme of family because even though Cassie knows how dangerous it is to walk in the dark especially after TJ had just told them the fact that two white people were robbed and assaulted and that the two other white people had just assaulted her brother life long friend she wont let her brother do this alon

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Background: As Mr. Morrison and Cassie were driving in a road a man parked his car in the middle of the road. Mr Morrison looked back at Cassie as he told her to get in the back. Peeking out cassie could hear the white man talking with Mr. Morrison about how if he was going to move his car the white man said ¨That truck in your way boy?¨ ¨You gonna move it¨ Mr. Morrison looking at the man saying ´Ill move it alright¨ He picked up the truck as gently as he could moving the back then the front he went back to his car driving off

Quote: One of these nights, you watch. im gonna get come get you for what you have done! You just watch One night real soon.¨ (153)

Analysis: This quote shows injustice because after the Wallace parked in front of Mr. Morison car and told Mr. Morison if he was gonna move it acting cocky but after watching Mr. Morrison move it Wallace was furious watching them leave calling them slurs and threatening them

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Background:

Mr.Avery and Mr. Lanier meet with Mr.Logan to let him know that they wont be able to shop in Vicksburg anymore, that they'll have to start shopping at the Wallaces again. They told Mr.Logan that Mr. Granger increased their monthly rent on the land that they sharecrop. They also told him that the Wallaces threatened them too.

Quote:

"Said we cant pay our debts, they gonna have the sheriff out to get us... Put us on the chain gang to work it off" (pg138)

Analysis:

This quote shows the theme of injustice because the white landowner and the white shopkeeper use their place of superior, as society was in the 1930s, to threaten and cover the black community.

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Background: As TJ was getting attacked by the mob, mama asked papa to find a way to stop the hanging he started a fire but according to Jeremy it started by lightning but later in the book Cassie understood
that the only way to remove the attention from T.J was to start something even bigger like a fire which spreed like crazy causing the mob and others to remove the attention from T.J and instead to the fire

Quote ¨papa had found a way, as mama asked to make Mr. Granger stop the hanging. He Had started the fire¨ (185)

Analysis: This quote shows the theme of helping because Cassie knew what had happen to Jeremy so she did anything to help T.J out of his situation and at the end papa started a fire to ensure the attention to T.J was looked over due to the fire