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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a 1977 Newbery Medal awarded novel by Mildred D. Taylor. It is a part of her Logan family series, a sequel to her 1975 novella Song of the Trees. In the book, Taylor explores the struggles of African Americans in 1930s Mississippi through the perspective of nine-year-old Cassie Logan. The novel contains several themes, including Jim Crow segregation, Black landownership, sharecropping, the Great Depression, and lynching.

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Verified facts

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry — verified Korean drama (TV series). Aired 1978. On American Broadcasting Company. Directed by Jack Smight. 1 verified cast.

Details

• Genre: drama film
• Original language: English
• Author: Mildred D. Taylor
• Published: 1977
• Award: Newbery Medal
• Setting: 1930s Mississippi
• Series: Logan family series

Source reconciliation

• Wikipedia lists the Korean name as 천둥아, 내 외침을 들어라!; KoreaAPI uses Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (chosen by source authority).

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Cast (1)

• Claudia McNeil

Director

• Jack Smight

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• TMDB — film/TV community database

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