The first term of the binary is privileged in her life experience it is the second, justice, that she yearns for. It is not surprising, therefore, that as a child the intelligent and inquisitive Cassie is already quite aware of the binary injustice/justice. Although they are citizens in a nation that is framed by one of the most important legal documents in Western civilization, the Constitution of the United States, black Americans find themselves in Taylor's chronicle constituted in an unjust system of local laws and customs. The story she tells is not only about the adventures of her childhood and adolescence, not only about the deep bonds she has with her family, but also about the injustices a white, racist, and lawless society inflicts on the Logans and their neighbors. Mildred Taylor's rich chronicle about an African American family in rural Mississippi during the years 1933-41 is narrated by the main character, Cassie Logan.
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