Taste of the Past

<p>Jerome Thomas is an eleventh grader who does not care much for school</p><p>especially his first period Black History class. How does learning about the</p><p>past do him any good in the present?  Basketball is all he needs to make it in</p><p>the world. But then Jerome takes a hard fall to the head during a basketball</p><p>game and when he wakes up he and his friend Richard are stunned to find</p><p>themselves thrust into the past-back in the time of slavery</p><p>.</p><p>Jerome and Richard save a girl named June from being raped by an overseer.</p><p>It's far too dangerous to stay on the plantation now so they decided to take</p><p>June up north where she would be free and out of danger. During the journey</p><p>Jerome experiences several situations that help him understand why his Black</p><p>History teacher Mrs. Wilkins wanted him to learn about their past. And June's</p><p>passion for wanting to learn makes him realize that education is precious and</p><p>should not be taken for granted. When Jerome finally regains consciousness</p><p>he realizes that this taste of history has given him a fresh new outlook on life.</p>