“A n*****-lover. I ain’t very sure what it means, but the way Francis said it – tell you one thing right now, Uncle Jack, I’ll be – I swear before God if I’ll sit there and let him say somethin’ about Atticus.”

– Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 9. A furious Scout is telling Uncle Jack about the racial insults hurled at Atticus by young Francis Hancock. This shows Scout is fiercely loyal to her family and ready to rise to her father’s defense.