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On the Beat with Harper Lee
A review of Casey Cep's new book on Harper Lee's never written true crime book, "The Reverend."
by
Margaret Eby
via
New York Review of Books
on
August 15, 2019
The Contested Legacy of Atticus Finch
Lee’s beloved father figure was a talking point during the Kavanaugh hearings and is now coming to Broadway. Is he still a hero?
by
Casey N. Cep
via
The New Yorker
on
December 10, 2018
How Reconsidering Atticus Finch Makes Us Reconsider America
A new book offers lessons drawn from Harper Lee's ambivalent treatment of this iconic character.
by
Joseph Crespino
,
Brandon Tensley
via
Pacific Standard
on
October 10, 2018
In the Hate of Dixie
Cynthia Tucker returns to her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama – also the hometown of Harper Lee, and the site of 17 lynchings.
by
Cynthia Tucker
via
The Bitter Southerner
on
August 28, 2018
Harper Lee's Only Recorded Interview About 'To Kill A Mockingbird' [AUDIO]
In 1964, Harper Lee talked with WQXR host Roy Newquist for an interview in New York.
via
WQXR
on
January 1, 1964
Who Were the Scottsboro Nine?
The young black men served a combined total of 130 years for a crime they never committed.
by
Alice George
via
Smithsonian
on
March 23, 2021
Prop and Property
The house in American cinema, from the plantation to Chavez Ravine.
by
John David Rhodes
via
Places Journal
on
December 1, 2017
A Short History of the Tomboy
With roots in race and gender discord, has the “tomboy” label worn out its welcome?
by
Elizabeth King
via
The Atlantic
on
January 5, 2017
