Taking a stand and the case of Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird

To take a stand is finally saying “enough is enough” even if everyone around you won’t because they are too afraid, have lost hope, or just don’t care.  One organization that is taking a stand is The Homeless Youth Initiative's program (Fairfax, VA).  They help students who have no homes get through high school and even to college.  I think that, until the end, tom Robinson did stand for himself.  He stood up for himself when he got up and told his side of the story in court, instead of saying he was guilty because he did not think he was going to win.  Assuming he did actually run and that was not just the story that the guards told everyone, he could have tried to let the case be taken to a higher court, where he might have gotten a fair trial and been proven innocent.