Racism is a huge problem in our country even now, but especially in the thirties in the deep south. This also happens to be the setting of our novel, To KIll a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The actual story takes place in Maycomb County, Alabama in a small rural town. A couple main characters in the book are two small children named Jem and Scout who are siblings. The main event in the story is a trial for an African-American man named Tom Robinson who has been accused of raping a white woman by the name of Mayella Ewell. This affects the children very directly because their father Atticus Finch, is a lawyer who has taken the case and is defending the man accused of the crime. Racism is a frequently mentioned topic in the book and in this town it is a very common problem. Billy Graham refers to this problem and says, “Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death.” He is saying that racism is a huge problem in our world and all it does is create pain and hurt.
