How Does Radley Use Racial Discrimination In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Racial discrimination - whether intentional or not - is very common among the citizens of Maycomb. Consequently, they acknowledge it in their day-to-day judgements. In chapter six, Mr. Radley justified shooting his gun because he assumed that an African-American male was creeping around at night, trying to steal from his collard patch. “Says he’s got the other barrel waitin’ for the next sound he hears in that patch..,” said Miss Stephanie. Mr. Radley justified his reason with a racial stereotype and the people around him found it normal. Like so, the jury used so many stereotypes while attempting to convict Tom Robinson,Tom’s lawyer - Atticus, had to speak out about it. “...in the cynical confidence that their testimony would not be doubted,