A Mockingbird And We Need To Talk About An Injustice By Bryan Stevenson

Both To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and We Need To Talk About An Injustice by Bryan Stevenson explore the themes of morality and justice through the lens of racism and prejudice in American Society, ultimately demonstrating the importance of standing up for what is right and working together to create a more equitable society. Did you know that according to the Death Penalty Information Center black people are 7.5 times more likely to be convicted for murder than a white person.In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and the TED Talk We Need To Talk About An Injustice by Bryan Stevenson they both portray accurate morality traits and racism in America today and in the 1960s.Both To Kill a Mockingbird and We Need to Talk About

Atticus Finch portrays morality and justice through racism and prejudice of black men like Tom Robinson when he claims, “The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow, but people have a way of carrying their resentments right into a jury box”(Lee 252). This quote suggests that when it comes to the courtroom everyone should be treated equally and given a fair trial, regardless of their race or any other characteristic. However, Atticus Finch also explains how people can't always set aside their personal biases which can lead to unfair verdicts. Usually, people of color would have biases against them, which lead to many unfair verdicts and many innocent people getting locked up for crimes they never commit. Tom Robinson is wrongfully convicted of a crime he never did which shows a great deal of racism and prejudice towards him. Even with little amounts of evidence he was found guilty because, based on his race, people think he looks like a criminal and would do something like that. Bryan Stevenson describes morality and justice through racism and prejudice when he professes that “One out of three black men between the ages of 18 and 30 is in jail, in prison, on probation or parole. In urban communities across this country -- Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington -- 50 to 60 percent of all young men of color are in jail or prison or on probation or parole”(Stevnson). Stevenson advocates that 1 in every 3 young black men are in some sort of legal troubles like probation or in prison. He also states that across big cities that 50 to 60 percent of young black males are in jail or on probation or parole. This connects because the statistics for men of color, in legal trouble, is way higher than those of white