Morrison roughs them up pretty badly (he almost breaks one's back). Big mistake #2, but this time for the Wallaces: the huge Mr. Morrison, and Stacey (Cassie's older brother) are attacked by the Wallace brothers.
On their way back from Vicksburg, Papa Logan, Mr. The boycott doesn't go over too well with the Wallaces. So, Mama (Cassie's mom) organizes a boycott of the Wallace store and arranges for the local black families to get credit from a store in Vicksburg, the nearby biggest town. Papa tells Cassie over and over how important this is, and that he will pretty much do anything to keep the land in the family. Luckily, the Logans are a bit better off than the other black families, because they own their own land and have cash to spend. These guys own the local store that many of the black sharecroppers are forced to shop at. And it turns out that the Wallace family is behind the burnings. Papa wants his family protected while he's away working.Īs the school year progresses, the kids get some pretty nasty lessons in racism. He's going to stay with the family for a while, because of the recent burnings and lynchings in the area. Shortly after this happens, Papa (Cassie's father) returns from his job at the railroad and brings with him a enormous man, L.T. On the way to school, the Logan kids hear about how three local black men were burned (yes, literally-and two to death) by a white family for supposedly "flirting" with a white woman. Plus, no fun back-to-school shopping for these kids. That's why their school year is shortened-it starts late and lets out early. We soon find out that these children start school late because they're poor African Americans living in rural Mississippi, and their hard labor is needed on the family farm. Wait, what? Back to school in October? You might ask, "How can I get in on that late back-to-school action?"ĭon't be jealous. It's October 1933 and back-to-school time for Cassie Logan and her three brothers.
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