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Role Of Racism In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Is a racism a mad dog or not? I think is racism is a mad dog because throughout the movie racism is being expressed. In the movie To Kill A Mockingbird there was a court case Mayella & Tom Robinson. Mayella was trying to say Tom raped her. She Really couldn't prove he raped her. Her dad was was racist towards Tom Robinson & Also was discriminating against him. Atticus wasn't racist he was trying to racism to stop in the movie. I think racism still play a big role in today society. I think racism stopped in certain places in the world. If you go somewhere in the word you are going to find someone who is racism. Racism just plays a big role in everyday life.

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