Examples Of Injustice In To Kill A Mockingbird

“Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical” Blaise Pascal. How can one know right from wrong when their opinion is influenced by others? Biases, injustice, and oppression towards black people in our society and criminal justice system have killed and ruined the lives of millions of innocent African Americans. Power does not give you the right to act unjustly. Our Justice system saw African Americans as criminals. Even after the abolishment of slavery, African Americans were still at the feet of white people. Because of their skin color, whites viewed African Americans as lesser. Whites People's prejudiced and injustice actions toward African Americans have led to centuries of mistreatment. This mistreatment has

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African Americans are not given the same opportunities despite their wealth. In Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Tom Robinson was not given the same rights as the more prominent population, white people. Against their will, The Robinson Family forcefully had to live by the town dump because that is where the black population lives. The Ewell’s a white family, goes as far as “[Bob Ewell has been asking] this county for fifteen years to clean out that ni**er nest down yonder, they’re dangerous to live around ‘sides

In Bryan Stevenson’s memoir “Just Mercy,” the author portrays many events in which jail guards, police officers, and others judge a book by its cover. They see his skin color and immediately assume he is a criminal. Brian Stevenson graduated from Harvard Law school and now owns his own law firm. If the circumstances were switched to a white person with the same accomplishments as Bryan Stevenson. They would be admired and idolized. Showing how black society is subjected to the prejudiced actions of white people. On page 41 of the memoir, Bryan Stevenson was in his car listening to music when police officers had their lights flashing and high beams on him. Stevenson, confused, decided to go into his apartment because he had done nothing wrong. When he got out of his car, one of the officers pointed his gun at Stevenson yelling “put your hands up,” and declaring “move and I’ll blow your head off.” The officers racially profiled Stevenson seeing him as a criminal at first sight. Even though Stevenson hasn’t done anything wrong the officers told him that “[They] We’re going to let you. You should be happy” (Stevenson 42). Stevenson was not only confused by the officers’ actions but offended. Stevenson has worked hard all of his life to almost get killed for simply listening to