Answer:
A quote from 1993 novel a Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines.
Explanation:
This novel looked at injustice resulting from racism.
In the context surrounding the statement made by the defence lawyer Grant Wiggins in a court with an all-white male jury which convicts a black man named Jefferson after a short proceeding.
The novel portrayed the type of justice common in the deep South in those days.
