1. + To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee History and Background

2. + Publication 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird published

3. + What else was happening in 1960?

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6. + Setting Maycomb, Alabama Set in Depression era How has Lee described the setting so far? What sort of image do you have in your mind?

7. + Timeline 1883 Atticus Finch born 1923 Jem Finch born 1926 Harper Lee born in Monroeville, Alabama 1927 Jean Louise “Scout” Finch born 1929 Depression begins 1933 Hitler appointed German chancellor and later becomes dictator of Germany (Jem-age 10, Scout-age 6)

8. + Significant Court Cases 1932 Powell v. Alabama – Supreme Court decision that determined in a capital trial, defendant must be given access to a lawyer if requested http://www.oyez.org/cases/190 1-1939/1932/1932_98 http://www.oyez.org/cases/190 1-1939/1932/1932_98 9 black men accused of raping 2 white women (one of the women later retracted her claim) 8 out of 9 of the men were sentenced to death in a one day trial

9. + Harper Lee http://www.biography.com/people/harper-lee-9377021