Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
What is the sheriff's reaction to the woman who tells him about the attack, and what does this tell us?
in chapter 2
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From the text:
When Henrietta went to the sheriff and told him what she’d seed, he called her a liar and sent her on home.
From the text, we can infer that law enforcement cared little for the fate of the blacks in the community.
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Taylor, Mildred D.. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Puffin Modern Classics) (Logans Book 4) (p. 40). Penguin Young Readers Group. Kindle Edition.
