| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| English Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| I. Mildred D. Taylor and Her Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | 第9-11页 |
| II. A Brief Introduction to the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Part One The Predicament of Dignity for African-Americans | 第13-23页 |
| I. The Racism Experienced by the Logans and Other Blacks in Their Community | 第13-16页 |
| II. Segregation in the History of America | 第16-19页 |
| III. The Shock, Terror and Anger that Racial Discrimination Brought to Mildred D. Taylor | 第19-23页 |
| Part Two The Struggle for Dignity | 第23-35页 |
| I. The African-Americans’ Never Ending Struggle for Freedom and Civil Rights | 第23-26页 |
| II. The Taylor’s Self-respect, Spirit of Perseverance and Their Storytelling Tradition | 第26-30页 |
| III. The Logans’ Struggle for Dignity | 第30-35页 |
| Part Three Land, the Base of Survival; Family, the Root of Self-respect | 第35-45页 |
| I. Land, the Base of Survival | 第35-41页 |
| II. Family, the Root of Self-respect | 第41-45页 |
| Conclusion | 第45-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-50页 |
