Mildred DeLois Taylor (born 1943 in Jackson, Mississippi) is an African American author, known for her works exploring the struggle faced by African-American families in the Deep South. Mildred Taylor lived in Jackson, Mississippi then moved to Toledo, Ohio where she spent most of her childhood. She now lives in Colorado with her daughter. These anecdotes became very clear in Mildred’s mind. In fact, once she recalled that as the adults talked ab...
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Mildred DeLois Taylor (born 1943 in Jackson, Mississippi) is an African American author, known for her works exploring the struggle faced by African-American families in the Deep South. Mildred Taylor lived in Jackson, Mississippi then moved to Toledo, Ohio where she spent most of her childhood. She now lives in Colorado with her daughter. These anecdotes became very clear in Mildred’s mind. In fact, once she recalled that as the adults talked about the past “I began to visualize all the family who had once known the land, and I felt as if I knew them, too...” Taylor has talked about how much history was in the stories; some stories took place during times of slavery and some post-slavery.
Taylor has written three novels about the Logan Family as they grow up in the 1930s and '40s: the 1977 Newberry Medal-winner Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and two Coretta Scott King Award-winners, Let the Circle Be Unbroken and The Road to Memphis, and The Well. She has also written three short books...
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