Fundamental of Racism Did you know that people use to treat each other with less respect just because of the color of their skin? These issues of racism are strongly suggested within the novel, “In the Heat of the Night.” Racists discrimination comes in many different forms which can affect the treatment of other people. This novel, “In the Heat of the Night," contains many scenarios where people prejudge others because of their appearance. For example, when Sam first meet Virgil, he had suspected him as the murder, and arrested him without an explanation. He had apprehended Virgil without proof because of his judgment that all Black people were criminals. Another example would be Sam’s