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This 3 page paper discusses the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” and what the trial of Tom Robinson in particular tells us about America in the 1930s. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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a specific time and place in American history: the deep South in the 1930s. This paper discusses what the trial of Tom Robinson tells us about conditions in America at
this time. Discussion In brief, Tom Robinson is a black man accused of raping a white woman. He is ably defended by a highly principled white man, Atticus Finch, who
proves beyond a doubt that Tom is innocent (Lee). However, the all-white jury convicts him anyway, and he is killed trying to escape from jail (Lee). This simple outline tells
us a great deal about American society at the time: that it was riddled with racism, that there was no way a black man could get a fair trial, especially
facing a rape charge, and that even when his innocence was crystal clear, he would be convicted anyway because of his race. The book is in fact one of the
most powerful indictments of racism ever written. Unfortunately, many of the things that should have disappeared from American society long ago are still very much with us, including racism, bigotry
and racial hatred. Its been suggested that the trial in the book parallels real trials; the Scottsboro trials that took place in 1931 in Scottsboro, Alabama (Champion). In these proceedings,
nine black men were accused of raping two white women; both groups had been riding a fright train when a fight broke out (Champion). Upon arrival in Alabama, both the
white women and black men were arrested and charged with criminal activity (probably trespass on the railway) whereupon the women charged the men with rape (Champion). While its clear that
the women made the charges to distract authorities from their own criminal behavior, the men were tried, convicted and eight of them sentenced to death (Champion). In November, 1932, they
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