Obviously Tom Robinson’s side of the story does not amuse the jury and they do not believe him because he is a black man and at the time Maycomb was very segregated. Mayella who is a white woman states her case and the jury obviously listens because there is a racial difference. A long time ago there was segregation and that was when blacks and whites were separated. They were separated by school, bathrooms, water fountains and basically anything you could think of. They were also called different names. If you were black you would be called “boy” but if you were a white male or female then you would be called Mr. or Misses. Back then many people didn't trust other races and it was heavily segregated and it influences this court case so much
