Tom Robinson Case Vs. Emmet Till's Case

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I am writing an essay to compare and contrast Tom Robinson’s case, and Emmet Till’s case. They had a lot of things similar with their cases, but also a lot of differences.
The Tom Robinson case, and the Emmett Till case have a lot in common but they are also different. Something that makes them different is that Tom Robinson was accused of doing something to a white woman that he did not do. During this time period whites and blacks were not allowed to be together. Mayella Ewell accused Tom Robinson of beating and raping her, but did not call a doctor after this “incident” happened. Tom Robinson always helped her out in the yard because he felt sorry for her, said that it seemed as if nobody else helped her, but Tom was a sweet black man,

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