To Kill A Mockingbird 50 years later

To have some fun, I decided to try and find a video to put in the blog from To Kill a Mockingbird. I did find a video, randomly, published this past weekend from the BBC on the 50th anniversary of the novel's publication. It was 50 years ago this summer that Harper Lee released her novel of life growing up in the south and it still resonates as strongly today as it did then.

When you can, check out this video which gives a concise brief history of the book and some insight into it's purpose. The other interesting tidbit, in Monroeville - the town that was used as the basis of the story - this book is taught at the junior high level, quite a contrast from your junior year of high school.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10359706.stm