Conan Doyle and Blacks

In the early 1930s there seemed to be a severe problem with racism in the south of the USA. The novel concentrates on the state of Mississippi. The novel is about a black family who owns a large amount of land. In the Southern states of the USA, the worst effect of racism in my opinion was how the law turns a blind eye to the doings of the Whites against Blacks. Another serious flaw in the community was the difference between the standard of education between Blacks and Whites. I will endeavour to explain each of these and more in order of importance. I will approach this essay by saying that the worst effect of racism is the judicial system in those days, and its bias towards White folk.

When one thinks of the USA, one imagines a country where different cultures and ethnic backgrounds can mix, however, in the 1930, down south, it was a much different story. The law contradicted itself by turning a blind eye to the crimes committed against blacks. One such example, and possibly the ...