[Biography] [Other Resources] [Book Reviews] [Lesson Plans] [Bibliography]
By Nyesha Basey and Inez Ramsey
Mildred D. Taylor was born in Jackson, Mississippi, on September 13, 1943,
but
moved with her
family to Toledo,
Ohio, where she spent most of her childhood. She went
to public schools and college in Toledo. After graduating from the
University of Toledo, she joined the Peace Corp and spent two years
teaching English and history. While living in Africa, she observed black
pride and independence which reminded her of stories her father told
her.
She returned to the United States to teach and recruit for the Peace Corp.
She then studied journalism at the University of Colorado, where she
received her Master's degree. While attending the university, she joined
the Black Student Alliance (BSA) and helped to create a black studies
program at the school. After graduating, she worked as a study skills
coordinator. She decided to move to Los Angeles where she worked during
the day and wrote at night. For more biographical information, visit
Mildred
Taylor from the Educational Paperback Organization.
She is the author of three realistic stories which juxtapose the security
of family love against the evils of racism--Roll
of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Song of the Trees, and Let the
Circle Be
Unbroken.
She has received critical acclaim for her original interpretation of the
black experience. In 1997, she was the recipient of
the ALAN Award. You can read her acceptance
speech.
Other Resources
Mildred
Taylor
Book Reviews
Roll of Thunder,
Hear My Cry
Let the Circle
Be Unbroken
Let
the Circle Be Unbroken. By a Port Aransas HS student
The Road to
Memphis
Mildred
D. Taylor, Mississippi Writer and Author
The Gold
Cadillac. Reading, Writing, Research and Technology Integrated
Unit
Lesson Plans
Teaching
Guides. The Novels of Mildred D. Taylor
Roll of Thunder, Hear My
Cry. Study Guide
Mildred
TaylorBuilding
Dreams | Who Is There to Help You?
The
Family That Endured An Historical View of African-American Families as
Seen through American Art and LiteratureComparing a
Movie to a Novel Which Inspired It
Crisis
Times for African-Americans Unit Plan. Grades 6-8. By Frances
Pierce.
From Yale New Haven Lesson PlansGuide for "Roll
of
Thunder, Hear My CrySCORE Cyberguide:
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Teacher's Guide Middle school
levelBlack
History in the Classroom
Gold
Cadillac, Roll of Thunder, Heary My Cry. Extraordinary People in
Extraordinary Times
HERO
Lesson Plan. The Gold Cadillac
Bibliography
ISLMC Mildred Taylor Bibliography
Credits: Roll of Thunder, Hear
My Cry gif courtesy of Miller
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