Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

8. Explain what Mr. Logan means when he says, “This thing’s been coming a long time, baby, and T.J. just happened to be the one foolish enough to trigger it.”

. Explain what Mr. Logan means when he says, “This thing’s been coming a long time, baby, and T.J. just happened to be the one foolish enough to trigger it.”

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Mr. Logan means that the white townspeople and Wallaces have been looking for an excuse to hurt the black people in the community. There is a lot of pent up hate and TJ is a good excuse to trigger it.