In the early 1930’s, a land of sheer bigotry existed in the small American county of Maycomb. Following the stock market crash of 1929, the civil rights ruling for black slaves was not welcomed openly by many in the American state of Alabama. Anger rose from people already in financial ruin. The 1930’s were a time of anger, hatred, discrimination and courage. In 1960, its story was told. 1960 saw Alabama attorney at law, Harper Lee, develop one …showed first 75 words of 1050 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1050 total…any student. Certain aspects of the storyline are not irrelevant, but rather confusing, from the vernacular vocabulary (which although sets the atmosphere, is hard to associate with modern language), to the subtle hatred crimes committed. Similar books more suited to this task may be ________’s A Time to Kill, or _________’s The Power of One. While taking on a more modern perspective of prejudice, these books are more in touch with the minds of students.