Historical Context in To Kill a Mockingbird

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The charges were rape and they were against a group of African-Americans by two white women, both of which were very poor and the older one was a prostitute. The jury, which consisted of all white men, over looked crucial evidence, for example "that the women suffered no injuries" (Bradley)...
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The actions and attitudes of the Southern community in which the trial took place complicated the trial even more. After the guilty verdict, a judge and member of the Alabama Bar over turned the jury's guilty verdict in an attempt to protect the rights of the American-Americans...
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