Black History Month: Mildred Taylor

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“Baby, we have no choice of what color we’re born or who our parents are or whether we’re rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we’re here.” From Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, 1976.

The book, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, written by Ms. Mildred Taylor and from which this quote came, won the John Newbery Medal for distinguished children’s literature in 1977. In addition to the Newbery Medal, Ms. Taylor has won four Coretta Scott King Awards and a Boston-Globe-Horn Book Award. Ms. Taylor continues to write and lives in Colorado with her family.  

Visit the websites below to learn more about Ms. Mildred Taylor.

MildredTaylor’s author page 

Mississippi Writer’s Page

The SU Lexington library has this edition of the book: