Yes, In to Kill A Mockingbird a poor white girl named Mayella (gets abused by her dad) accuses a black man (Tom Robinson) for rape. Mayella is powerful, Back then in the southern community in the 1930s were hard for blacks and for Tom being black gets convicted of rape. All Tom Robinson was trying to do was help Mayella but she framed him and Mayella's dad “catches” them. They go to court and Tom is convicted of a rape crime that he didn't commit but the southern community don't care, If you're black the judge and jury will more than likely pick the white person's side.
In this case race plays a major role Tom is black and Mayella is white. The Jim Crow Laws state that no black man should be in direct contact with white women or girls (talking
In this case race plays a major role Tom is black and Mayella is white. The Jim Crow Laws state that no black man should be in direct contact with white women or girls (talking