The Scottsboro trial and the Tom Robinson trial are almost identical in the forms of racism and prejudice demonstrated as well as in the trial itself and its outcome . Racism and bias are evident and a key factor in both cases, which took place during the same time period. Both trials are very common in terms of the time period, the era in which the trials took place, who was persecuted, and finally why they were persecuted in the first place. “All black people were liars, and still not to be trusted, that was an important part of all these leads” was the thinking at that time. We believed a white person no matter what when it came to the words of a black man. Both trials were perfect examples of how white people in Alabama were above the law. They showed they could do whatever they wanted to black people and get away with it. Examples in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, present similar factual evidence that the Tom Robinson trial and the Scottsboro trial are similar. “The Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy” (Lee 94). American writer Harper Lee definitely managed to bring joy to people with her book To Kill a Mockingbird Lee was born on April 28, 1926 and grew up in Monroeville, Alabama. His father was a former newspaper editor who had served as a state senator. and studied law in Monroeville, Alabama. As the daughter of a lawyer, Harper Lee was certainly aware of cases that demonstrated inequality in the South before the civil rights movement participated in these trials throughout her life, including the same one. famous Scottsboro trial. Lee studied law at the University of Alabama for four years and spent a year as an exchange student at Oxford University...... middle of paper ..... . for injuring the innocent Tom Robinson. The story of the Scottsboro boys is very similar to the case of Tom Robinson in the story To Kill a Mockingbird. In the Scottsboro trials, nine boys were charged with crimes against white women. Six of these boys were accused of raping the two girls and two of assaulting the two girls. It was Victoria who reported the six boys who had raped her. Tom Robinson was also accused of raping Mayella Ewell, a white girl. Just like in the case of Tom Robinson, this town is just as racist as Maycomb. More than a hundred men stood outside the prison, hoping to have a good time beating and killing the men, which can be compared to the few men who stood outside the prison in Maycomb. Harper Lee directed To Kill a Mockingbird, an autobiography using her childhood trial, The Scottsboro Trial, with the novel's trial, The Tom Robinson Trial..