TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD By Harper Lee

Rabindranath Tagor (Nobel Prize Winner) JOURNAL 11/29 “Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.” Rabindranath Tagor (Nobel Prize Winner) - Respond to this quote in your journal. What do you think it means? How do you think it relates to the story we are about to read?

CONFLICTS Recall the types of conflict we discussed during the short story unit. How might these relate to the conflicts Americans faced during the Great Depression?

PERSON V. PERSON Crime Violence Unemployment

PERSON V. SELF Depression Self-worth hopelessness

PERSON V. NATURE Drought Dust storms Cold Heat Survival

PERSON V. SOCIETY American Government American Economy Racism

Think about how these apply to the Scottsboro Trials

LYNCHING An act of vigilante justice in which the accused – usually African American – is put to death, often by hanging, without legal sanction

LEGAL LYNCHING Can be considered convicting the accused during a legal proceeding, but with bias or prejudice.

CONNECTING SCOTTSBORO TO MOCKINGBIRD Many of the people involved in Scottsboro can be linked to characters in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird As we read the story, be sure to fill in the chart with the corresponding characters from the novel.

HAYWOOD PATTERSON African-American male 18 years old Southerner Single Poor Died in prison Defendant Accused of rape Confused Violent Not well liked

VICTORIA AND RUBY White females 17 and 21 Worked in cotton mill Poor Plaintiffs Testifies they were raped by “Scottsboro Boys” Easily manipulated Liars Promiscuous

JUDGE HORTON White male 57 Son of a slave owner Circuit Court Judge Named judge for second trial of “Scottsboro Boys” Overturned jury’s guilty ruling and called for retrial Not re-elected Fair Tolerant Truth-seeker Friendly Courageous Loved and hated