'Guilty' verdict has been reached in the trial of Tom Robinson. A jury of twelve whites has reached a verdict that Tom Robinson, a black male, raped Mayella Ewell, a white woman. The rendition of this verdict has brought to a close a trial that has captured the news and stirred the emotions of this town for several months. It somehow seems fitting that this trial, for a most horrible crime, began during the winter …showed first 75 words of 721 total…

…showed last 75 words of 721 total…that we as people have a long way to go in treating all human beings as equals and protect them with the equal application of the laws of our land. We must strive to apply the law in the manner that was defined by our forefather's , all men are created equal and the law must be applied to all men on an equal basis and not on a basis that is related to their race.