Reverend Sykes tells Scout her father is dying. He tells her in the court room "Stand up Ms Jean Louise, your father is passing.". This is also the time that Atticus Finch leaves the court room.
Uncle Podger invites the children to sit in the black balcony.
Reverend Sykes threatened to church Lula: quote " Don't pay no 'tention to Lula, she's contentious because Reverend Sykes threated to church her." (Lee, 119)
They sit with the colored people, along with Reverend Sykes, on the balcony.
Among Black citizens, Atticus has become a hero. They give up their seats as a sign of respect for the children's father. It is the Reverend who has to nudge the children to stand when Atticus leaves the courtroom. They had not yet learned their father was so deeply respected in town.
Reverend Sykes is Calpurnia's reverend at her church, First Purchase.
Reverend Sykes comments that the court is the only place where a black man stands a chance, indicating his belief that the legal system offers some hope for justice and fairness in a society where racial discrimination is rampant.
The children, Scout and Jem, go to the courthouse to watch Tom Robinson's trial. They are accompanied by Reverend Sykes, their housekeeper Calpurnia, and other members of the African American community.
The name of the Church in to Kill a Mockingbird is: "First Purchase African M.E. Church"
Reverend Sykes
Revered Sykes is the leader of the First Purchase African M.E. Church in Maycomb, Alabama in the book To Kill A Mockingbird. He is African American or Black as some would say.
They go to the upper gallery of the court room. The Rev. makes room for them in the front row of the balcony.
Zeebo is Calpurnia's son in "To Kill a Mockingbird," who works as the garbage collector in Maycomb. Reverend Sykes is the minister at First Purchase African M.E. Church, where Calpurnia and the Finch family worship.