Why You Should Re-Read To Kill a Mockingbird

A look back at a banned book that grapples with racism in the Deep South.

By Kelsey McConnell | Published Jul 9, 2020

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boo radley, a book character from to kill a mockingbird — Robert Duvall as Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
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to kill a mockingbird movie 1962 — Gregory Peck and Brock Peters as Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
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scout finch quote from to kill a mockingbird — A quote from To Kill a Mockingbird. Read more famous lines here.

to kill a mockingbird book cover — First edition cover of To Kill a Mockingbird.

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