To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee and published in 1960. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1961 and until recently was the only book written and published by the author.
The novel focuses on the issues of racism and prejudice in the American South. The story is told predominately from the point of view of young Scout Finch, the daughter of Atticus, a white lawyer hired to defend a black man falsely accused of rape.
This study guide by Libcharts gives an overview of the plot of the novel, delves into the characters and themes, and looks at he key quotes from To Kill a Mockingbird.
| The Scottsboro Boys | The trials of nine black teenagers, who were wrongfully accused of the rape of a white woman in 1931. |
| The Civil Rights Movement | A mass movement of people fighting for racial equality. |
| The Civil Rights Movement in Pictures | Featuring the sit-ins and various protests in America. |
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