Answer:
The Logan family and Mr. Morrison are trying to take a stand against the injustice against blacks by whites that is rapidly building up to a crisis—like the Wallace store boycott, or Mr. Morrison's violent defense of Papa.
Hey there! A word no longer in common use but retained in a language because it preserves the flavor of a period is a archaic word.
2.studies
3.books, main characters
I think it is 1. "in the years without rainfall"