All the Days Past, All the Days to Come

By: Mildred D. Taylor

Narrated by: Allyson Johnson

CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD WINNER • The sweeping saga of the Mississippi Logan family comes to a compelling conclusion—made famous in Newbery Medal-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry—as Cassie, now a young woman, witnesses turn-of-the-century historical events such as the Civil Rights Movement.

“Offers insights into seismic social movements and systematic oppression in the grim realities of racism faced by the family.”—Publishers Weekly

“Gives readers an up-close and personal view of key events of the civil rights movement.”—Kirkus Reviews

Change is coming and Cassie Logan will be part of it. Cassie—first met as a feisty eight-year-old—is a young woman now, searching for her place in the world, a journey that takes her from the Logan family home in Toledo to California and Colorado, then on to law school in Boston, and ultimately, home to Mississippi to be part of the voter registration drive of the 1960s.

She is witness to the now-historic events of the century: the Great Migration north, the relentless racism of postwar America, the rise of the Civil Rights Movement, and the often violent confrontations that brought about change. Readers who grew up with Cassie Logan, as well as those just discovering the Logans, will be both inspired and satisfied by her story.

Critic reviews

"Taylor deftly sketches the strong characters of this tight-knit, though increasingly far-flung, family, and offers insights into seismic social movements and systematic oppression in the grim realities of racism faced by the family."—Publishers Weekly

"Taylor is unsparing in her depiction of the years of segregation and of the Black experience of white racism, bigotry, and injustice . . . this never-didactic book is irresistibly readable, while the richly realized, highly empathic characters are unforgettable. Taylor's remarkable novel is, in sum, that rare exception: an absolutely indespensible book."—Booklist

"Taylor (Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry) has captivated legions of readers with award-winning masterful tales of the Logan family for over 40 years . . . Readers will fall in love with the Logans, whether for the first time or again, with this important conclusion to a literary era."—School Library Journal

"This story also gives readers an up-close and personal view of key events of the civil rights movement. In this Logan swan song, Taylor is at her best. Surely the crown jewel of the Logan family Saga."—Kirkus Reviews

Abrupt Ending

Ends very abruptly, that’s biggest negative. Definitely not for younger readers, as with Roll of Thunder

Beat book ever

Loved it! I had to listen until I reached the end hours and hours of listening. Another Fantastic book by Mildred.

Emotional and riveting

This book took me completely by surprise. I just finished it and I’m not sure how to feel.
It didn’t just look at civil rights. It looked at in a racial relationships and how a family can navigate through those times generation after generation.
I honestly still don’t know how to feel, but the book drew you in, and I find myself wanting to know what happened with the characters after the word stopped. In my opinion, that makes us a good read

The ending was so gut wrenching.

Everything was phenomenal. How every book can be accounted upon and used to gain a deeper connection to Taylor’s final book is amazing. You feel tear up.

Excellent Book

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. This the last of the Logan family series. I listen to several Logan family series such as The Land and Roll of thunder hear my cry. I am glad Moe did not get caught in Mississippi after grieving his brother Morris death. This book is about the history of the South during Jim Crow and the great migration. My very own paternal grandparents left Arkansas and moved to Chicago in the 1930's. I was born and raised there. Overall this was a great book.