Roll of Thunder Puzzle Crossword

a sytem of farming in the 1930s
a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something:
quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled
harsh; strident; grating
reckless boldness; rashness
the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral.
to not commit
to caution, advise, or counsel against something
domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing
a community's cultural and historical traditions passed down by word of mouth or example from one generation to another without written instruction.
to fix upon, or pierce through with, anything pointed.
a man who has been freed from slavery
to be be demoted
feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom:
a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial