How To Kill A Mockingbird Injustice

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“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” said Martin Luther King Jr. Injustice is an important theme that occurs during the book To Kill A Mockingbird. It is defined as violation of the rights of others; unjust or unfair action or treatment. All throughout history there has always been injustice, but there are three ideas that stood out in the book. Injustice was clearly displayed throughout this period to people of different color, Boo Radley, and the different social classes. Racism in To Kill A Mockingbird is a major injustice. Racism was not unusual during this time for everyone thought of black people as a minor. In Tom Robinson’s case, he did not have a fair trial due to his skin color. He was a black man accused of doing