Harper Lee’s "To Kill A Mockingbird"
The book won the Pulitzer Prize and the movie won Oscars. We will discuss the book first and then watch the movie.
Story synopsis: In rural America during the Depression, two children watch as their principled father takes a stand against intolerance, as he faces down great pressure to cease his legal defense of a falsely-accused black man.
Call the Education Department at (409) 832-1906.
Free and open to the public.
McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center,
1906 Calder Avenue at Third Street, Beaumont
Official Website: http://www.mcfaddin-ward.org
Added by McFaddin-Ward House on September 25, 2009