Political Cartoon

Racism creates injustice in the legal system, especially the courts. In the political cartoon there is a judge podium that says "Supreme Court" and a room on each side; the left room is labeled "white" and the right room is labeled "colored". This shows that there are racial divisions in the court system which suggests that the courts are biased, which does not truly promote justice. Further, the bias of the court indicates that the verdict is not true, which furthermore reveals an unjust court. Moreover, racism is exposed in the court system in the cartoon as the room labeled "white" is a jail cell inside, and the room labeled "colored" has an electric chair inside. This illustrates that the criminal's sentence is predetermined based on race and not the crime, which again reiterates unjust practices in the court system, and shows that the judicial process' ability to achieve justice is invalid. Finally, racism is one factor that unveils the court system of being unjust.