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Tom Robinson Biased Trial

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The Biased Trial of Tom Robinson Tom never would've been guilty if it weren't for a biased courtroom. In To Kill a Mockingbird Tom Robinson is accused of raping a young white girl named Mayella. Tom Robinson had lots of evidence that he was not guilty but the community was against Tom Robinson. Here is some evidence that proves that the accusations were motivated because he was black. The community of Maycomb is at fault for the accusations of Tom Robinson because many people were raised to treat black people differently and many people don't care how they make black people feel. However, Tom is also at fault because he should've used his context clues. Many people in the town of Maycomb were raised to treat black people differently. For

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