"Well how do you know we ain't Negroes?"
"Uncle Jack Finch says we really don't know. He says as far as he can trace back the Finches we ain't, but for all he knows we mighta come straight out of Ethiopia durin' the Old Testament."
"Well if we came out durin' the Old Testament it's too long ago to matter."
"That's what I thought," said Jem, "but around here once you have a drop of Negro blood, that makes you all black."
This is one example of the "one-drop rule" Which stated that if you had a little bit of a black persons blood, you were considered fully black. The little drop of blood could over come the white blood u had in you. Racism was really strong back in the days. Nowadays racism is not that strong but can still be visible.
I really love the use of your picture, it does a great job representing your quote and thesis. I think your connection to the book was really great and that it helped me understand how the one drop rule worked. I think that one thing you could work on is length but otherwise, great job!
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