Theme Of Racial Injustice In To Kill A Mockingbird

In America racial injustices have been present for many years. Slavery, the Civil Rights Movement, and many other cases are examples of racial prejudices. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee effectively shows the American mindset in the 1930’s while Black or White effectively shows the American mindset of today. Even though America has progressed racially, America is still working towards equality. In the 1930’s African Americans could not have jobs, were segregated, endured racism, and were paid less than white people. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee embodies the American mindset during the 1930’s. In the novel Lee shows the injustices of the African American community with Tom Robinson, a field hand accused with the rape of Mayella Ewell,