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" Because of the limited schooling available to black children, Maria and William Martin move from their small sharecropper farm to a large, southern city to allow their two sons to receive an education during the great depression. While illiterate William struggles to find sufficient work, Maria is able to supplement the family income with washing and doing domestic chores.
Sam, the younger son, is obsessed with bettering himself and succeeding. He confronts discrimination and subjugation but presses on despite the penalities placed upon him by society. His brother, John Henry, decides that the time used studying is better spent forging connections with powerful white men. When John Henry becomes a calamitous victim of his own bad choices, Sam blames his brother's experience on the color of his skin. As Sam grows up, he fosters a hatred that seeks revenge against the ruling white society that committed a terrible injustice to his brother. When this hate brings further hardships to his friends and family, Sam questions where his life is headed.
Tell It Not In Gath," describes the environment in which southern blacks were forced to live and the system that inhibited the advancement of Africian-Americans.
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Robin Hines, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Political/social activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- minorities fighting for rights
Inside culture (main char)
- Black
Other aspects:
- story of the poor
Culture clash?
- Being oppressed by outside culture
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- American Black
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 8 (a significant amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
City?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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