"Come on scout" he whispered. "Don't pay  any attention  to her , just hold your head  high and be a gentleman ." but Mrs. Dubose held us: "Not only  a Finch  waiting on tables but one in the courthouse lawing for niggers."

This quote shows how rough that time period was for African Americans, and how a man who stands up for what is right is shut down by society. Just for doing the right thing How awful!

This quote reminds me of the Emitt Till case where the white man's biased opinions got in the way of them looking at the obvious.