I am teaching a class of teenagers, who are reading "To Kill A Mockingbird". I am preparing a presentation on the theme of "Poor Whites", which I see as one of the background themes to the book. I intend to do a lead in with Dylan's "Only A Pawn In Their Game" and a little about Medgar Evers. From what I can see, most of the extreme violence against black folks in the South was perpetrated by the "poor whites". I have been reading some horror stories of pogroms, lynchings and sundry injustice. I was shocked to read of the Greensboro Massacre, which was as recent as November 3, 1979. Perhaps unavoidably, I already have a fair bit (maybe too much) of attitude towards the theme. I do not have time to read books, as I need to have my presentation ready in a couple of days. However, I would be interested in any insights, which our American friends have on the effect of poverty on black and white people in the Southern States.