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Exploring Racism and Community in Maycomb: A Journey Through "To Kill a Mockingbird"

This multi-part exploration delves into the small-town life of Greensboro, Alabama, as depicted in "To Kill a Mockingbird." It narrates the experiences of a Negro farm family and a young girl’s connection with Calpurnia, a significant figure in her life. The story also reflects the African American experience, including visits to a Baptist church and the realities of the Jim Crow era, all under the shadow of the Great Depression. Through poignant observations and direct connections, it unveils the intricate dynamics of race and hardship in early 20th-century America.

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Exploring Racism and Community in Maycomb: A Journey Through "To Kill a Mockingbird"

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  1. To Kill A Mocking Bird TIFFANY LITTLE

  2. Part 1 : Small-Town Alabama Home of a Negro farm family near Greensboro, Alabama Created in 1994 in May.

  3. Observations • Small house, Made of wood, Colored people. • Lot of grass, Chimney, Wood fence on side of house, • Chair on porch, Black and white picture.

  4. Connection • “Cal, can I come to see you sometimes?” • She looked down at me. “See me, honey? You see me every day.” • “Out to your house,” I said. “Sometimes after work? Atticus can get me.” • “Any time you want to,” she said. “We’d be glad to have you.”

  5. Part: 2 African-American Experience • African American Baptist Church, Silver Hill Plantation. • founded near Petersburg, Virginia, Savannah, Georgia and Lexington, Kentucky, before 1800.

  6. Observations • White • Small • Grass • 7 Windows • Trees

  7. Connection • I wants to know why you bringin’ white chillun to nigger church.” • “They’s my comp’ny,” said Calpurnia. Again I thought her voice strange: she was talking like the rest of them. • “Yeah, an’ I reckon you’scomp’ny at the Finch house durin’ the week.”

  8. Part 3: Jim Crow Era

  9. Observations • White hand • White only

  10. Part 4: The great Depression • During the 1920’s

  11. Observations • White people • Little boy , no shoes • Ripped clothes, look poor

  12. Connection • “Why does he pay you like that?” I asked. • “Because that’s the only way he can pay me. He has no money.” • “Are we poor, Atticus?” • Atticus nodded. “We are indeed.”

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