THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
SCOTTSBORO TRIALS
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Nikki Giovanni
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Harper Lee
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Maya Angelou
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Lorraine Hansberry
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Detailed explanation-1: -To Kill a MockingBird, created by Harper Lee, uses characters to explore the civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. It is said that Harper Lee was inspired to create her story based on the American Tragedy, Scottsboro.
Detailed explanation-2: -It’s believed that Harper Lee was inspired by her own life growing up in Monroeville, Alabama. The plot of To Kill a Mockingbird is reportedly based on a trial where Lee’s father-a lawyer like Atticus Finch-served as a defense counsel for two African American men accused of murdering a white storekeeper.
Detailed explanation-3: -Harper Lee is recognized for her contribution to American literature with her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird.