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Racism In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In the 1930’s racism was a big thing and it was a problem. It was very bad and it was not stopped and it spread all over the country. People that were not white did not necessarily live a good life. There needed to be help but nobody did anything. In TKAM racism was a big part. Racism was shown throughout the entire book. It all started with someone who was not white had sit in the back of the car or they had to sit in the back of the bus. Anyone of color was not respected by many. Like in the book and movie Tom Robinson was not treated well. Atticus was not liked by many because he defended a man of color. Tom Robinson was accused of rape and was innocent but because of his skin color, he was claimed guilty. Tom Robinson was

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