Tom Robinson Trial To Kill A Mockingbird

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Before the trial had started, Knowing they would accuse Tom Robinson because every white person in this town thinks that every black man will put his hands on a white women even though that is not the case at all in my opinion. I had hope for Tom in the trial but sadly he did not make it. I had too much hope I suppose, but again the whites are always put before us unfortunately. I was just destroyed when they said he was guilty for raping Mayella Ewell. This is not fair. After Tom Robinson was accused I felt destroyed. I thought Atticus could have won the trial for Tom, in fact he was the only white man who was fighting for the right thing to do. But sadly, Tom Robinson lost, and did not make it through the trial. I live with the

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