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To Kill A Mockingbird
I've often heard that the lynching mob scene in TKaM, as well as the whole "rape" scenario, and the whole novel itself, was at least partially inspired by the Tulsa Race Riot. I'm, to say the least, skeptical of this; a similar legend exists concerning the Scottsborro Trials, but, as stated on this page and in Charles Shields's biography of Harper Lee, she did not have that specifically in mind. Is there, however, proof of the Tulsa Race Riot providing direct inspiration? If there is, I haven't found any. — Cinemaniac 19:29, 1 November 2007 (UTC)


 * I've never even heard that before. K. Scott Bailey 19:33, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I have also not heard of the Tulsa Race Riot being a direct inspiration for the trial of Tom Robinson. Or the Rosewood massacre. Or Emmett Till. Unfortunately, the Protection of Southern Womanhood was such an issue in the early to mid 20th century that any dozens or hundreds of examples of black men being accused of compromising the sanctity of white women could have merged to serve as an amalgamation of one fat example of injustice. --Moni3 22:15, 1 November 2007 (UTC)Moni3
 * From Wikipedia's article on To Kill a Mockingbird... "When Lee was 10 years old, a white woman near Monroeville accused a black man of raping her. The story and the trial were covered by her father's newspaper. The black man was convicted, sent to prison, and eventually was committed to a mental institution where he died in 1937." ...It doesn't sound like she needed much more inspiration. --Dystopos 23:49, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
 * As my previous posting shows, I was skeptical of this so-called "inspiration" anyway.  The whole idea seemed more like original research, but I must admit, there are some parallels.
 * A) A black man accused of raping a white woman, when he clearly didn't.
 * B) The black man is captured and sent to prison.
 * C) An angry mob thronging around the jail ready to lynch him.
 * But then again, these sort of parallels have been drawn also from the Scottsboro Boys Trial; and, as already noted, Lee was thinking of something less sensational than either. Also,  as Dystopos pointed out (something I was already aware of), Lee witnessed two similar situations during her childhood, so she really didn't need any more "inspiration".  — Cinemaniac 13:10, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

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