Jim Crow Laws Quotes
During the time of To Kill A Mockingbird 4,000 lynching’s had occurred. In Harper Lees book To Kill A Mockingbird it relates to real-life and historic events. This book connects to Jim Crow, mob mentality, and the problems with racism in the time.
First, the Jim Crow laws presented themselves in American history and in To Kill A Mockingbird. Jim Crow is “ the name of the racial cast system which operated primarily in southern and boarder states” (Pilgrim 1). The most common Jim Crow laws are; Militia, Child Custody, and Buses. If the laws were not followed the punishments would include; “lynching, hanged, burned, and castrated” (Pilgrim 5). The Jim Crow picture is a representation of the whites seeing the black people as animals because of the tattered clothing, and they why he is photographed (V.). Also, the Jim Crow laws are present in To Kill A Mockingbird. Some examples of how the laws are presented in To Kill A Mockingbird the blacks get paid differently, the Negros have to ride different buses, and there is a different jail for the blacks to be held in. “We know that all men are not created equal” (Lee 274). This quote connects …show more content…
With Mob Mentality it only takes one bad decision to get people of the mob rowdy. One big example of Mob Mentality in American History is when blacks were lynched without committing a crime, or if a black accidently touch a white woman or male they would be charged for rape. The Mobs would take the littlest accidents and turn them into a big deal. The photograph by Lawrence Beitler is capturing the essence of the white race not phased by the dead blacks hanging over their heads. This photo is also a symbol of Mob Mentality because the men hanging above most likely did not commit a crime as significant as the whites needing to take their lives. Mob Mentality is a part of our countries past along with
First, the Jim Crow laws presented themselves in American history and in To Kill A Mockingbird. Jim Crow is “ the name of the racial cast system which operated primarily in southern and boarder states” (Pilgrim 1). The most common Jim Crow laws are; Militia, Child Custody, and Buses. If the laws were not followed the punishments would include; “lynching, hanged, burned, and castrated” (Pilgrim 5). The Jim Crow picture is a representation of the whites seeing the black people as animals because of the tattered clothing, and they why he is photographed (V.). Also, the Jim Crow laws are present in To Kill A Mockingbird. Some examples of how the laws are presented in To Kill A Mockingbird the blacks get paid differently, the Negros have to ride different buses, and there is a different jail for the blacks to be held in. “We know that all men are not created equal” (Lee 274). This quote connects …show more content…
With Mob Mentality it only takes one bad decision to get people of the mob rowdy. One big example of Mob Mentality in American History is when blacks were lynched without committing a crime, or if a black accidently touch a white woman or male they would be charged for rape. The Mobs would take the littlest accidents and turn them into a big deal. The photograph by Lawrence Beitler is capturing the essence of the white race not phased by the dead blacks hanging over their heads. This photo is also a symbol of Mob Mentality because the men hanging above most likely did not commit a crime as significant as the whites needing to take their lives. Mob Mentality is a part of our countries past along with