Mr. Braxton Underwood, who had been sitting quietly in a chair reserved for the Press, soaking up testimony with his sponge of a brain, allowed his bitter eyes to rove over the colored balcony, and they met mine. He gave a snort and looked away.
– Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 18. Newspaper editor Mr. Underwood shows he is clearly a racist during Tom Robinson’s trial. He disapproves of Scout and Jem, white kids, sitting with the blacks in the balcony. That is why he snorts.