Discuss the declaration of independence

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To Be An American: Racial Bias Within the Judicial System

Weaponizing Privilege

To defend Tom in the South, Atticus is required to accept realities about his southern community that his privilege kept him blind to This week's assignments will aid in your understanding of the period as well as the plot by evaluating the impact of Atticus's word choice, the communities diction, and references to historic texts

Read the following sentence from the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." On page 187, Atticus references this sentence, and specifically the line, "all men are created equal."

Why would Atticus choose to reference this text? In what way is this sentence particularly applicable to this case?

Answer the above questions CREATIVELY especially since Atticus is attempting to weaponize the privilege of the jury and the overall pressure of mob mentality through the usage of a PowerPoint, Prezi, or Canvas presentation. Be sure to include the following:

Title Pages
Reference Pages
EIGHT slides of content
Images that relate to your response

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