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A Time to Kill We watched a the movie “A Time to Kill” by John Grisham in class. The movie takes place in a small southern Mississippi town. The town is divided up by their racial differences. The story of racial injustice all begins when two white men, drunk and high are joy riding in their old beat up pick up truck and spot a little black girl on her way back from the store. …

…of the crime into perspective. With that statement Jake suggested that color had something to do with the verdict. In the end, Carl Lee Hailey was found not guilty for two counts of murder. This tragedy helped bring black and white closer together. Jake and Carl Lee developed a strong bond and a sense of unity between the both of them. They had to set aside their differences in order for justice to be served.