Harper Lee Maps the South’s Civil Rights Shift in Private Letters
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A trove of Harper Lee’s letters to JoBeth McDaniel reveals her nuanced view of the Deep South’s evolution from Depression-era deprivation to the Civil Rights era and how white Southerners reacted as Black neighbors sought equality, alongside her thoughts on writing and fellow authors.
In Letters to a Friend, Harper Lee Expanded on Her View of the South The New York Times
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