To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee #DisruptText

Task: Is the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, an accurate representation of the south in the 1930s?  Choose one of the following topics as the focus of your paper: The Great Depression, racism, family dynamics, education. 

Assignment Guidelines:

• You will write a 3-4 page research paper.
• You must include in-text citations and a works cited page (both of which will be discussed).
• You must follow all steps as indicated on the Process Steps Sheet.     
• You must cite at least 4 sources, two of which CANNOT be an Internet source/website. 
  
  • Below is one source about your topic which must be included in your paper:
    • Great Depression
    • Racism
    • Family Dynamics
    • Education

Resources to Enhance Your Understanding:

Great Depression Racism	Understanding Jim Crow (Setting the Setting) David Cunningham, chair of the Department of Sociology at Brandeis University, explores systems of racial separation and institutionalized segregation known as Jim Crow
Racism	The Origins of Lynching Culture in the United States Paula Giddings, professor of Afro-American Studies at Smith College, discusses the history and origins of lynching. Oprah Winfrey gets first look at memorial to lynching victims in Montgomery
Family Dynamics Racism	Custom and Conscience: Margot Stern Strom reflects on growing up in Memphis, TN in the 1950s Margot Stern Strom, the founder and President Emerita of Facing History and Ourselves, describes growing up in Jim Crow-era Memphis.
Education Family Dynamics Racism	How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do Claude Steele describes the idea and effects of stereotype threat in our daily lives. Duke University’s Behind the Veil website features dozens of oral history interviews with African-Americans who lived from the 1890s to the 1950s.
Primary Sources	The Digital Public Library of America empowers people to learn, grow, and contribute to a diverse and better-functioning society. They do this by maximizing public access to our shared history, culture, and knowledge. Below are a list of  primary sources, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Additional Resources:	African Americans — Civil rights — History African Americans — Southern States Civil Rights — United States — History #DisruptTexts Discussion of TKAM Emmet Till The Great Depression Jim Crow Laws Race and legal trials Racial discrimination Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931 Segregation Social injustice Southern States — Race relations