By the time around 1931, slavery had been abolished for nearly seventy years and many blacks lived in society just like everyone else because they had the right to. However, people did not treat them as if they belonged to them, despite the government officially declaring it so. Most whites made sure they had nothing to do with blacks, because they might also suffer disrespect or be looked down upon. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, many outcomes may have had different outcomes due to the racism of the people of the town of Maycomb towards blacks. Tom Robinson had an unfair white jury. Aunt Alexandra concluded that Scout and Jem went to church because it was a black church. People didn't care how Tom was treated because he was "just a black man." The town turned against Atticus for defending a black man. The racism in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird influenced events by not giving black people as many chances to be taken at their word of innocence, which demonstrated not only an unjust legal system for people of color, but an unjust system in other aspects of life. and also aunt Alexander...