Tom Robinson Controversy

The period of the civil rights movement was from 1954-1968. The civil rights movement was a movement to secure equal rights and opportunities for African Americans. When the book was released, it was in the midst of the civil rights movement. I believe that is why the book was so popular and became a best seller. Unintentionally, “To kill a mockingbird” was related to the civil rights movement. So basically, that’s saying not only were black people treated unfairly in the 1930s but also in the 60s. Even though the book was set in the 1930’s, it reflected on the 1960 civil rights movement and racial issues. How? Treating people equally was a big problem. The case Tom Robinson is a prime example of social inequality stemming from racial behavior and politics. They both are present in the public mind and in the legal systems. Robinson was falsely blamed and was given death. The white people jury blames him for rape. It was talked about that this unfairness is planted in the world of Maycomb, and it catches no one by surprise, except for kids. This kind of unfairness was acknowledged by the civil rights movement as rampant under Jim Crow law, certifying and advertising unjust treatment and unlike protection under the constitution, which J. Crow laws sent forth. In the book, the kids make …show more content…
By imposing this mockingbird image on black people, it does not test the dangerous notion of superior versus inferior 'races', the perception of those meant to rule versus those meant to be ruled. What it attacks are the lowest, especially savage, excesses of the racist social order, leaving the racist social order itself