Individuals are negatively affected by racial discrimination. For example, colored people could mentally endure the effect that racism has a toll on them. The results of racial discrimination could be identified through people who have experienced racism. An example that shows the negative outcomes of racial discrimination is displayed throughout the story of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Other example text that demonstrate the negative outcomes are "Racism and Stereotyping on Campus: Experiences of African American Male Student-Athletes." and "What Is Racism?" Lee described one of the characters, Tom Robinson, how he is a victim of racial discrimination along with his negative experiences. Robinson experiences racial discrimination
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It describes, “The Negroes, having waited for the white people to go upstairs, began to come in. ‘Whoa now, just a minute,’ said a club member, holding up his walking stick. ‘Just don’t start up them there stair year awhile’ [...] The Colored balcony ran along three walls of the courtroom…” (Lee 163,164). Here, the African Americans had to wait for the whites to go first. A club member tells to the black, “Don’t start up them there stair yet,” which indicates how whites come first; how the whites are superior before anyone else. Also, there is a reserved place for the colored could go to in the courtroom, “The Colored balcony.” Since there is a booked spot for the colored only, this conveys how they are separated among the whites. The club member’s actions clearly displays divisiveness among different ethnicities. This shows the division between races and causes racial discrimination to disperse. Another example of divisiveness would be how the book mentions there are divided churches that causes schism between the races. At the time, Atticus left Jem and Scout with their maid, Calpurnia. Calpurnia then takes care for them and brings them to the church she goes to. …show more content…
Reverend Sykes and Jem description of Tom Robinson’s conviction as the whites being powerful over the colored people indicates colored people are insignificant. After upon hearing the evidence and waiting for the jury poll, Jem, no doubt, thinks they have won the case. Contradicting Jem, Reverend Sykes disagrees. He disagrees saying, “... we’ve won it,’ he said widely. ‘Don’t be see how any jury could convict on what we hear-’ ‘Now don’t you be so confident, Mr. Jem, I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man…’” (Lee 208). Without doubt, Jem thinks they won based on evidence that proves Tom Robinson innocent. On the other hand, however, Reverend Sykes contradicts him by saying he “ain’t ever seen favor of a colored man over a white.” This reveals how long the colored never won and the whites are invincible. Therefore, showing superiority that the colored will never win over the whites. The reason why whites are superior over the colored is because they use racial discrimination against the colored. This is displayed with Reverend Sykes when he argues Jem with “ever seen favor of a colored man over a white” because he is saying whites never favor the colored therefore showing the whites use racial discrimination against the colored. In the end, Reverend Sykes and Jem’s conversation conveys how the whites are superior over
It describes, “The Negroes, having waited for the white people to go upstairs, began to come in. ‘Whoa now, just a minute,’ said a club member, holding up his walking stick. ‘Just don’t start up them there stair year awhile’ [...] The Colored balcony ran along three walls of the courtroom…” (Lee 163,164). Here, the African Americans had to wait for the whites to go first. A club member tells to the black, “Don’t start up them there stair yet,” which indicates how whites come first; how the whites are superior before anyone else. Also, there is a reserved place for the colored could go to in the courtroom, “The Colored balcony.” Since there is a booked spot for the colored only, this conveys how they are separated among the whites. The club member’s actions clearly displays divisiveness among different ethnicities. This shows the division between races and causes racial discrimination to disperse. Another example of divisiveness would be how the book mentions there are divided churches that causes schism between the races. At the time, Atticus left Jem and Scout with their maid, Calpurnia. Calpurnia then takes care for them and brings them to the church she goes to. …show more content…
Reverend Sykes and Jem description of Tom Robinson’s conviction as the whites being powerful over the colored people indicates colored people are insignificant. After upon hearing the evidence and waiting for the jury poll, Jem, no doubt, thinks they have won the case. Contradicting Jem, Reverend Sykes disagrees. He disagrees saying, “... we’ve won it,’ he said widely. ‘Don’t be see how any jury could convict on what we hear-’ ‘Now don’t you be so confident, Mr. Jem, I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man…’” (Lee 208). Without doubt, Jem thinks they won based on evidence that proves Tom Robinson innocent. On the other hand, however, Reverend Sykes contradicts him by saying he “ain’t ever seen favor of a colored man over a white.” This reveals how long the colored never won and the whites are invincible. Therefore, showing superiority that the colored will never win over the whites. The reason why whites are superior over the colored is because they use racial discrimination against the colored. This is displayed with Reverend Sykes when he argues Jem with “ever seen favor of a colored man over a white” because he is saying whites never favor the colored therefore showing the whites use racial discrimination against the colored. In the end, Reverend Sykes and Jem’s conversation conveys how the whites are superior over