If you went to school in the U.S. and loved to read, there’s a strong chance you’ve read at least one of author Mildred D. Taylor’s children’s books. Best known for “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,” ...

Mildred D. Taylor mined her own family history to write this Depression-era novel about a Black family’s battle to keep the 400 acres of prime farmland they own in rural Mississippi. While the land is ...