1. Our connections to: To Kill a Mockingbird A quick study on the history and background that affected the writing of Harper Lee’s book ©2010 NicholsEducationalPublishing

2. 2006 - Reclusive Lee writes rare letter to Oprah Winfrey after denying to appear on the show encouraging the power of reading to all. She hadn’t spoken to media for 40 years. ©2010 NicholsEducationalPublishing 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

3. 2006 - Reclusive Lee writes rare letter to Oprah Winfrey after denying to appear on the show encouraging the power of reading to all. 1961 – She actually wrote and published the book ironically during the Civil Rights Movement about race and segregation shortly after the Emmitt Till murder, and the prominent figures of Rosa Parks and MLK came on the scene. ©2010 NicholsEducationalPublishing 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

4. 2006 - Reclusive Lee writes rare letter to Oprah Winfrey after denying to appear on the show encouraging the power of reading to all. 1887- 1960s -The Jim Crow Laws were a racial caste system that influenced Lee’s perceptions about childhood experiences. 1961 – She actually wrote and published the book ironically during the Civil Rights Movement about race and segregation shortly after the Emmitt Till murder, and the prominent figures of Rosa Parks and MLK came on the scene. ©2010 NicholsEducationalPublishing 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

5. 2006 - Reclusive Lee writes rare letter to Oprah Winfrey after denying to appear on the show encouraging the power of reading to all. 1887- 1960s -The Jim Crow Laws were a racial caste system that influenced Lee’s perceptions about childhood experiences. 1897 – Plessy vs. Ferguson: a 7/8 th white man was arrested and jailed for riding in a white train car. The Supreme Court ruled segregation was constitutional and upheld his arrest. 1961 – She actually wrote and published the book ironically during the Civil Rights Movement about race and segregation shortly after the Emmitt Till murder, and the prominent figures of Rosa Parks and MLK came on the scene. ©2010 NicholsEducationalPublishing 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

6. 2006 - Reclusive Lee writes rare letter to Oprah Winfrey after denying to appear on the show encouraging the power of reading to all. 1887- 1960s -The Jim Crow Laws were a racial caste system that influenced Lee’s perceptions about childhood experiences. 1897 – Plessy vs. Ferguson: a 7/8 th white man was arrested and jailed for riding in a white train car. The Supreme Court ruled segregation was constitutional and upheld his arrest. 1954 – Brown c. Board of Education: This ruling overturned earlier rulings about this “separate but equal” declaring states with segregated schools disadvantaged black students. It cited the 14 th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. 1961 – She actually wrote and published the book ironically during the Civil Rights Movement about race and segregation shortly after the Emmitt Till murder, and the prominent figures of Rosa Parks and MLK came on the scene. ©2010 NicholsEducationalPublishing 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

7. 2006 - Reclusive Lee writes rare letter to Oprah Winfrey after denying to appear on the show encouraging the power of reading to all. 1961 – She actually wrote and published the book ironically during the Civil Rights Movement about race and segregation shortly after the Emmitt Till murder, and the prominent figures of Rosa Parks and MLK came on the scene. 1887- 1960s -The Jim Crow Laws were a racial caste system that influenced Lee’s perceptions about childhood experiences. 1897 – Plessy vs. Ferguson: a 7/8 th white man was arrested and jailed for riding in a white train car. The Supreme Court ruled segregation was constitutional and upheld his arrest. 1954 – Brown c. Board of Education: This ruling overturned earlier rulings about this “separate but equal” declaring states with segregated schools disadvantaged black students. It cited the 14 th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. 1930s – The presidents Truman and Franklin Roosevelt oversaw prosperity and depression in that order, respectively. 1930s – The Scottsboro Boys were nine black defendants in a 1931 rape case initiated in Scottsboro, Alabama. ©2010 NicholsEducationalPublishing

8. 2006 - Reclusive Lee writes rare letter to Oprah Winfrey after denying to appear on the show encouraging the power of reading to all. 1961 – She actually wrote and published the book ironically during the Civil Rights Movement about race and segregation shortly after the Emmitt Till murder, and the prominent figures of Rosa Parks and MLK came on the scene. 1887- 1960s -The Jim Crow Laws were a racial caste system that influenced Lee’s perceptions about childhood experiences. 1897 – Plessy vs. Ferguson: a 7/8 th white man was arrested and jailed for riding in a white train car. The Supreme Court ruled segregation was constitutional and upheld his arrest. 1954 – Brown c. Board of Education: This ruling overturned earlier rulings about this “separate but equal” declaring states with segregated schools disadvantaged black students. It cited the 14 th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. 1930s – The presidents Truman and Franklin Roosevelt oversaw prosperity and depression in that order, respectively. 1930s – The Scottsboro Boys were nine black defendants in a 1931 rape case initiated in Scottsboro, Alabama. ©2010 NicholsEducationalPublishing 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

9. 2006 – 1961 – 1887- 1960s – 1897 – 1954 – 1930s – 1930s – TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD TIMELINE ©2010 NicholsEducationalPublishing