Twelve white men say a black man must die, and another white man sets the date and time without consulting one black person. A lesson before dying. Justice (129) ?

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.