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“Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believed it was still wrong when it was requested by black people”(Coretta Scott King). During these times white people thought they were superior to black people and some black people wanted to reverse the roles but most wanted equality. The 1880s to 1968 is the time when segregation continued, including harassment, discrimination, police brutality, and no voting rights, something that all black people had experienced. These times consisted of extreme differences white people thought they are better than other people with different skin colors. During these times everything was ruled in favor of white people. In the speech To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee, for the trial of tom robinson, Tom Robinson was accused of raping a white girl a court trial took place where Tom Robinson’s lawyer proved he did not rape Mayella or hit her. Mayella stated she was hit with his left arm but Tom Robison is not able to use his left arm. On Tom Robinson's side, he still didn’t win because during these times white people thought they were superior to black people. During Tom Robinson's trial, he had a white jury. Every white person during these times thought every black person lies and ruled in favor of Myella Ewell because she is white. In the speech, the most effective appeals were ethos and logos. Logos was one way how Atticus was trying to prove Tom …show more content…

This quote shows the appeal of logos because Tom Robinson could not use his left arm at all. After all, it did not work. Mayella had stated she was beaten with Tom Robinson's left arm which he can’t use. Overall Tom Robinson is accused of beating Mayella Ewell but couldn’t have committed the crime because he can’t use his left

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