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How Does Lee Use Racial Injustice In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Imagine that you are in a courtroom being accused of committing a crime that you didn’t commit, but they said you were guilty anyway just because of your skin color. This is one of the problems in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and Must Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. Just Mercy is about a lawyer who deals with discrimination specifically in death row cases. To Kill a Mockingbird is about a young girl named Scout who grew up during the Great Depression. Racial injustice can be seen in To Kill a Mockingbird, Just Mercy and in modern day. Racial bias plays a big role in To Kill a Mockingbird. Tom Robinson was accused of raping a young white girl, and the court decided he was guilty even though the evidence supported that he was innocent. “They turned off the highway, rode slowly by the dump and past the Ewell residence, down the narrow lane to the Negro cabins.” (Lee, 244) This quote was when they were driving to the Robinson’s house after Tom had died. It tells you that the cabins where they live in were right next to the dump, and their houses weren’t nearly as …show more content…

The story is about a lawyer and his stories of cases he dealt with. There was one with a man named Walter Mcmillan was unfairly accused of assaulting a white man named Ralph Myers. “Unbelievably though, when the trial happens, it is quick and decisive. Myers is cross­-examined and his lies and implausible story are exposed, but the jury and prosecutors seem to ignore all this. The prosecutor simply has Myers retell his story a second time, and after testimony by Books and another white man Walter does not know, they jury pronounces McMillan guilty.” (Stevenson, 4) This quote says that Myer’s story was proven false when he was cross-examined, but they still pronounced Walter guilty. Walter deserved a fair analysis of the stories given, and for the trial to be unbiased. He was not given a fair trial, and the odds were stacked against

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