Race & prejudice

Taken from "hurricane - ch. Mystery Witness" by James S. Hirsch
Asked by Hull (Prosecutor) to point out the man he saw running down the street, Bradley pointed to Carter.
"Pointing where," judge Larner asked. "Tell us again".
This time Bradley spoke."That Negro right there".
That Negro, indeed. The dividing line of this trial had been clearly drawn, and it cut along race.

Ray Brown, carter Lawyer, in his closing argument ".......Remember what Bradley said. It will remain with me forever for a special reason. I remember...He said "That Negro over there." What is that , an animal? Well, I will tell you, in his voice it was there, and everything around this case revolves around that simple fact. They were Negro.."