大象传媒

The historical and cultural context of the time in which Harper Lee was writing 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is examined. The presenter talks to a woman for whom the book struck a chord. The true story of a black boy, who was murdered for whistling at a white woman in 1955, is recounted. The civil rights movement gained momentum over the next few years and the book sold millions. Martin Luther King was killed in 1968 and segregation was outlawed in the same year.