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Examples Of Injustice In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Every year, teachers across the United States share Harper Lee’s perspective on racism and the cruel and unforgivable treatment of s so called “jury of peers” on the innocent fictional black man, Tom Robinson. And every year, anger and frustration follows this famous annual retelling, as children as young as twelve attempt to piece together the reasoning behind Tom Robinson’s guilty conviction. Normally, teachers and adults expect to hold the children’s hands through this foreign concept of racism and injustice, and explain the motives behind the jury’s reason, including systematic oppression and the like. However, this simply does not represent today’s children and adolescents. Modern day teenagers are exposed to injustices like Tom’s frequently:
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