Brown V. Board Of Education Case And To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

The Brown v. Board of Education case and To Kill a Mockingbird are both examples of the challenging times in the United States. Racial inequality is discrimination and mistreatment of people of other races or ethnicities. Racial injustice still happens today, even in court cases. The story To Kill a Mockingbird demonstrates this, as racism and segregation occur. Two cases, one fictional and one true, both show what life was like during a tough time in our country. The Brown v. Board of Education ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. Oliver Brown, a welder, was the individual that started this case. Brown filed a lawsuit against the Board of Education of Topeka after his daughter, Linda Brown, was denied entrance to

This book shows racism and mistreatment of African Americans during this tragic time (Britannica.com). To Kill a Mockingbird and The Brown v. Board case demonstrates many similarities and differences. Racial injustice is shown in the story. In Harper Lee’s novel, the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, is extremely racist and against the African Americans that reside in the town. In the Tom Robinson case, even though Atticus proved that Tom was innocent, the court found him guilty. While at the prison, Tom tries to escape and gets killed in the act, being shot 17 times, which is an unholy and unnecessary amount (Lee). In the Brown v. Board of Education case, schools went against the constitution. African American children weren’t allowed in white schools. The Brown v. Board case is less severe in my opinion because Tom Robinson was accused and blamed for something that he didn’t do, and he was killed after the case. The Tom Robinson case took place in the 1930s and had to deal with the accusation of rape. The Brown v. Board took place in the 1950s which dealt with the segregation of Black and White children in