There is a tremendous amount of courage displayed in almost every character in the middle of the book. There is a scene in which Aticus goes to sit at the jail cell of the man he is defending to protect him against an angry mob he is sure will show up. He is only one man but he had the courage to go out and do his best to protect this man because he knew nobody else would. The kids also had a lot of courage within this scene as well, they knew it would probably be dangerous to follow their dad to town but they had the courage to go down and protect him and they ultimately ended up saving him by basically telling the angry group of guys off.
There are dozens of examples of courage in To Kill a Mockingbird. One of the most important would be Atticus Finch's agreeing to represent Tom Robinson in court. Tom has been charged with the rape and assault of Mayella Ewell, and although he's completely innocent of all charges, just about everyone in Maycomb thinks he's guilty, simply because he's black. Atticus knows that Tom doesn't stand a chance of getting a fair trial; he also knows that he's going to become pretty unpopular in town for taking on such a controversial case. But he believes that Tom deserves the best legal defense he can possibly give him, and Atticus is determined to ensure that he gets it. By choosing to do what's right, even if it'll make life harder for him, Atticus is showing immense courage in the face of prejudice and intolerance.
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