A crucial detail must be noted from this quote, and it is the fact that black people had to create separate churches for themselves, since they are not allowed to pray in the regular ones used by white people. Even after they formed another church, it is mostly occupied by their oppressors for the majority of the week. Heartlessly, white people regularly indulged in gambling and drinking at place that is supposed to be a sanctuary for coloured people. Hence, this intensified the exclusion of coloured people further in Maycomb. Simultaneously, coloured people are also segregated in locations such as hotels, washrooms, streets and most importantly, the courtrooms. Undisputedly, the criminal justice system has a bias towards white people whilst dealing with justice during this time period, especially in Maycomb. As a result, countless coloured individuals are constantly imprisoned for petty offenses or for crimes they did not commit. Included in this novel is a similar case of a young, black male who is falsely convicted of rape, leading to his inevitable
A crucial detail must be noted from this quote, and it is the fact that black people had to create separate churches for themselves, since they are not allowed to pray in the regular ones used by white people. Even after they formed another church, it is mostly occupied by their oppressors for the majority of the week. Heartlessly, white people regularly indulged in gambling and drinking at place that is supposed to be a sanctuary for coloured people. Hence, this intensified the exclusion of coloured people further in Maycomb. Simultaneously, coloured people are also segregated in locations such as hotels, washrooms, streets and most importantly, the courtrooms. Undisputedly, the criminal justice system has a bias towards white people whilst dealing with justice during this time period, especially in Maycomb. As a result, countless coloured individuals are constantly imprisoned for petty offenses or for crimes they did not commit. Included in this novel is a similar case of a young, black male who is falsely convicted of rape, leading to his inevitable