Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry In the Book, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, the setting takes place during the Great Depression. The Great Depression began in October 29, 1929, when the stock market had crashed and stocks were being sold at an excessively high price. When the stock market crashed, many businesses and companies closed down, leaving many people without a job and without any money. Many families were poor during …showed first 75 words of 832 total…

…showed last 75 words of 832 total…about racism. There are still many people who are racist today. Racism will always be around because someone will always dislike someone else because they are a different color than they are. There used to be many things that separated the white people from the black people. Racism has played a major role in the lives of many black people because black people have gone through a lot of changes since slavery has been abolished.