Mildred D. Taylor
Mildred D. Taylor is an American author whose Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry won the Newbery Medal. Her Logan family saga chronicles African American life in the Jim Crow South.
Works
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryBlack family in Depression-era Mississippi fights racism and injustice
- Let the Circle Be UnbrokenLogan children grow despite violence and racism in segregated South
- The Road to MemphisLogan children matured face Civil Rights era in New Orleans
- Song of the TreesYoung Cassie confronts her family's complicated history in Mississippi
- The WellLogan family fights to protect their well during Jim Crow era