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Tom Robinson Research Paper

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Arianna, 2015-10-28 Tom Robison, a black man, was wrongly found guilty of rape During the year 1931, there was a trial where a black man Tom Robinson was accused of raping a white girl, Mayella Ewell. Both Mayella and her dad, Bob Ewell, accused Tom Robinson of raping her. Bob Ewell stated "Get out of his house quick, some N raped my girl." She was beaten on the her head. She had bruises on her arms. "Well, she was beaten around the head. There was already bruises on her arms." Most importantly, during the trial, Mayella testified that " I was punched in my right eye. Tom was right hand, and could not use his left arm. His arm crippled from the time he was young. It is not likely that he could hurt someone with an arm that is

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