To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and "Strange Fruit" by Abel Meeropol both share a common theme. In both these works set in the south of the 1930's, blacks were being lynched. The whites didn't give them a chance just because of the color of their skin. Racism can lead to violence and death of i...

Atticus Finch is a lawyer in Maycomb and is a descendent from a well-respected local family. His unbiased wisdom, sharp intelligence, courage, and calm personality make him a magnet for people who need help and, in Maycomb, people determined to make him just as prejudice as they are. Atticus had...