There are many effects of racism in the book To Kill A Mockingbird. The biggest victim of racism in this book is Tom Robinson who is accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Mayella used him being a black man as an advantage toward her in court. Tom Robinson is being defended by Atticus Finch, who is white. This was a big uproar in the town of Maycomb. Atticus knew Tom was innocent and did everything he could to prove that, but the all white jury did not think so. They definitely weren’t going to let a black man be innocent even if he really was. After Tom was killed his wife Helen became a widow and raised her children by herself. She had a very hard time finding work in Maycomb because of the racism in the white community. Not only did it affect
