Let the Circle Be Unbroken by Mildred D. Taylor

Granger, runs a private enrichment school for the kids. Her mother, previously a teacher before she was fired due to the machinations of their neighbor Mr. Cassie pays a visit to her elderly neighbor, Mrs. However, despite the evidence, TJ is convicted and sentenced to death by the all-white jury. Jamison lays out clear evidence that TJ was a patsy for the white Simms brothers, who actually killed the shopkeeper. Cassie and her brothers attend the trial despite their parents trying to deter them, and watch as TJ’s white lawyer Mr.

TJ, a friend of Cassie’s teenage brother Stacy, has been arrested for robbing and murdering a white shopkeeper, Jim Lee Barnett.

Let the Circle Be Unbroken begins as Cassie Logan and her family discuss the TJ Avery case with their friends and neighbors. Critically acclaimed like its predecessor and still studied regularly in schools, Let the Circle Be Unbroken won the Coretta Scott King Author Award in 1982. Primarily exploring the African-American experience in 20 th-century America and exploring themes of family, faith, and morality against a detailed historical backdrop, Let the Circle Be Unbroken is followed by another sequel, The Road to Memphis, and a prequel, The Land. Set during the Great Depression, it follows the African-American Logan family as they attempt to survive despite poverty and racism, and picks up on plot elements from the previous book, including a family friend who has wrongly been accused of robbery and murder, and a scheming neighbor looking to force them off their land. Taylor, the sequel to her Newbery Medal-winning book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Let the Circle Be Unbroken is a 1981 children’s novel by African-American author Mildred D.

Let the Circle Be Unbroken by Mildred D. Taylor