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Tate is the sheriff of Monroeville at the time of Ronda’s murder. He is the most active participant in police and State efforts to suppress evidence in order to illegally convict Walter. Tate is openly racist toward Walter. He coerces Myers to proceed with his testimony by illegal sending him to death row. At the time of the book’s publication, Tate is still the Monroeville Sheriff.
Sheriff Tom Tate Quotes in Just Mercy
The Just Mercy quotes below are all either spoken by Sheriff Tom Tate or refer to Sheriff Tom Tate. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3
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We’re going to keep all you niggers from running around with these white girls. I ought to take you off and hang you like we done that nigger in Mobile.
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Sheriff Tom Tate Quotes in Just Mercy
The Just Mercy quotes below are all either spoken by Sheriff Tom Tate or refer to Sheriff Tom Tate. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 3
Quotes
We’re going to keep all you niggers from running around with these white girls. I ought to take you off and hang you like we done that nigger in Mobile.
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