I don't see that much as in the same as " To Kill a Mockingbird "  and the riot.  Yes he was black but initially he was found guilty by one bigot and not a Capital building full of them. The movie/book was based on a family and not the US people vs the  low life's ripping to shreds our beloved Capital building .  The jury convicted Robinson of rape because of whose word is believed: that of a white woman or that of a black man.