To Kill A Mockingbird Racial Injustice

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For centuries racial tensions in America has suffered plenty. Within Harper Lee’s fictional novel,To Kill a Mockingbird, the audience is shown how intense race relations, and social injustice. By analyzing race relations both in the novel and present day, one can conclude that social injustice has improved, which can be discussed through specific events in the novel and current issues today. White’s insisted it was blacks own faults for not being able to rise above poverty.In the novel, and in my source whites never wanted to blame themselves for their wrong doings. “But why had he entrusted us with his deepest secret? I asked...Because you’re children and you can understand it” (Lee 211). This shows how back in this time adults never listened …show more content…

So the only way he could get someone to listen to him was through the kids. They didn’t really understand why the things was they was, and they wasn’t quick to judge based off the color of his skin. In the civil rights movement, freedom book it states, “ The whites in the state insisted that it was black people own fault that they couldn’t rise above poverty”(David 17). This was very common around the civil rights time white’s didn’t want to take the blame for black poverty. Back then they made it harder for a black man to make it in society rising education ranges for jobs, to simply changing policies so they couldn’t make it to the place they need to be to make a decent living. They even changed the laws of voting, but an African American had to have two years in college before voting. This is because they thought blacks don’t “understand” or isn’t “smart” enough to make a good decision without further education. Which many wasn’t able to get, because the typical black person only went to sixth grade, and about seven percent finished high school. Blacks were being accused of …show more content…

Today whites in history have realized their wrong doings, and changed their ways. “ He does tollable, cept when- except when? Mayella looked at her father, who was sitting with his chair tipped against the railing. He sat up straight and waited for her to answer. Except when nothing said mayella” (Lee 183). In this quote it shows how mayella doesn’t see what her dad does to her is wrong. In today’s society children aren’t closed off, and their parents aren’t allowed to get away with beating them. Even though he didn’t realize his wrong doings, things have changed a lot. White’s realized their wrong doings, and made it where everyone has the same rights, opportunities, and a lot more. “ I think that a Niger should have two years in college before voting because he isn’t smart enough” (David 21). Everyone is allowed to vote at the age 18. No matter your race, and you don’t have to go to college to vote. Today you can’t tell a person they can’t vote because they’re black, or because of other race related or social injustice reasons. Today blacks aren’t accused without proper trial, and if anyone gets killed it’s all over the news. “ They shot him said Atticus he was running it was during their exercise period. They said he just broke into a blind raving change at the fence and started climbing over” (Lee 235). This killing never even made it in the news, but in today’s

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