Mississippi Bridge

Historical Fiction Coming of Age Social History

Description

During a violent storm in Depression-era Mississippi, a ten-year-old boy witnesses a bus driver force Black passengers off a crowded bus to accommodate white travelers. As the bus heads toward the dangerously swollen Rosa Lee River, the boy is confronted with the cruelty and injustice embedded in the world around him. Through a child’s observant perspective, this powerful story explores racism, moral courage, complicity, and the awakening of conscience. Mildred D. Taylor’s vivid, compassionate storytelling brings the realities of the segregated South into sharp focus.