There were two schools for white children and black children. Both schools were very different by how clean the were and how big they were. White schools were very large and oragnaizied. Black schools were not clean and they were very small. There wasn't much equality back then for schools or how well they were educated.
In the library there must be separate places for colored people and white people. White people can use the library when ever they want, but the color people have more restrictions. They had a separate entery ways for white and colored people. Also the whites had more freedom then the colored people like if what you can bring inside the library or how many books you can get.
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a time where the stock market crashed and economy fell. The Great Depression started in the 1920s and 1930s and Americans lost their jobs and were unemployed. It was not easy to find jobs or to work for a living and family's had to travel to places to find jobs. Also there was a major drought at the time which led to farmers not having any crops. This causes extreme dust storms in the middle of the country which was known as the Dust Bowl. The character in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry are affected by Papa going to Louisiana to find a job and make money so that they have land to live on. Also Cassie and Little Man are forced to read old books which were used by the white kids.