The Logans are historically realistic and overwhelmingly positive in their love and their pride. These values are grounded in the land, Mildred D. Taylor is telling her readers: Give all the other families here—White and Black—land of their own, and they would not witness bloodshed and humiliation. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a novel woven out of Black history, a story not only of economic survival but also of the survival of the human spirit in the face of incredible obstacles.