The Scottsboro Boys' Trials were part of Lee's inspiration for her novel. The reason for Tom's trial was telling of the way society treated African Americans in the 1930's. People would falsely accuse blacks of crimes against white women, and judges were forced to declare them guilty. Even without medical evidence, such as in the Scottsboro case, African Americans were still blamed. As stated
The Scottsboro Boys' Trials were part of Lee's inspiration for her novel. The reason for Tom's trial was telling of the way society treated African Americans in the 1930's. People would falsely accuse blacks of crimes against white women, and judges were forced to declare them guilty. Even without medical evidence, such as in the Scottsboro case, African Americans were still blamed. As stated