How do the black spectators show their respect to Atticus at the end of the trial?

A) they all stand as he passes by

B) they applaud when his name is read

C) they line the steps and shake his hand

D) they bow their heads

The black people of Maycomb shower Atticus with gifts of food to show their appreciation for his act of defending Tom at the trial. They do this almost as soon as the trial has ended. Atticus is amazed when he sees all the food piled up: 'enough food to bury the family', as Scout observes in a hometown allusion to food being given after a person's death (in itself, foreshadowing of Tom's ultimate fate).