Inequality is an issue that has raged through the world, showing itself in many different forms and sizes. May it be sexism, different religions, homophobia, or racism, almost every country has experienced a wave of inequality of some kind, many more severe than others. One of the most powerful and long lasting could arguably be the idea of racism. Racism is defined as prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior. Racism is something that has been present in many countries, between all races under the sun. Most cases tend to simmer down after some time, and America is no different. After thousands of years of racial prejudice and inequality, African …show more content…
“‘In our courts, when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins. They’re ugly, but these are the facts of life,’” (Lee 295). This quote is taken directly from Lee’s novel, which focuses on racism in the mid 1900’s. The character Atticus, who is speaking, sums up pretty well that African American men have and quite possibly always will be treated separately from Caucasians. It’s a mindset, although horrible it may be, that has been passed down for generations. Both characters from the novel and all actual people alike can confirm that the divide between races has always been …show more content…
It was an awful crime against nature for a pale man or woman to be seen with someone of an opposing skin color. A man from Maycomb actually constantly pretends to be drunk just so the other citizens can say there’s a reason he is in a relationship with an African American woman. In the trial that raged through the town, an African American man was accused of raping a Caucasian woman. It is later revealed that the woman, instead, threw herself upon the man. The defense attorney, making his point, spoke out to the jury, “‘She was white and she tempted a Negro. She did something that in our society in unspeakable: She kissed a black man...No code mattered to her before she broke it, but it came crashing down on her afterwards,’” (Lee 242). The fact that in a court trial, a place where everyone involved should be treated absolutely equally no matter their age, gender, or race, a lawyer has to bring forth the idea that there are specific social codes and ideas about which race should be with which, proves that inequality always