First, Tom Robinson was an African american man who was wrongfully accused of raping a white woman (Mayella Ewell). Atticus Finch defended him even though he knew it was a losing battle of white man’s word over the black man’s word. He fought for what was right not for what the people want him to do. Tom Robinson was announced as guilty even though Atticus clearly proved that Bob Ewell was the one who beat and raped her.
Second, Charles Baker “Dill” Harris