Church In To Kill A Mockingbird

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‘“We were ‘especially glad to have you here” sad Reverend Skyes “this church has no better friend than your daddy.”’ (Lee, 163) He tells Jean Louise Finch (Scout) during church. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, one of the supporting characters, Reverend Sykes, is the leader of the only black church in maycomb also known as, First Purchase African M.E. Church, in the 1930’s and is a well-respected member of the black community. The Reverend is part of the black community who is grateful for Atticus’ help defending Tom robinson and wishes that everyone would just see each other as equals to just get along and demolish segregation. Reverend Sykes often shown acceptance towards the children s if they were his equal even though in the 1930’s

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