The Feinstein College of Arts and Sciences Presents
The 10th Annual Professor John Howard Birss, Jr. Memorial Lecture
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Still Flying After All These Years: The Enduring Presence of
To Kill a Mockingbird:
Dr. Alice Hall Petry
Professor Emeritus
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
4:00 p.m. - CAS 162
PANEL DISCUSSSIONTo Kill a Mockingbird and the Law
P. Christopher Menton, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, RWU
Thomas Wright, Professor of Legal Studies, RWU
Vince Petronio, Actor, 2nd Story Theatre
Moderator: James Tackach, Professor of English Literature, RWU
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
3:00 p.m. - CAS 162
Sponsored by the Feinstein College of Arts and Sciences
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Dr. Dianne Comiskey, Professor of English, RWU
Thursday, Feb 11, 2010
4:00 p.m. - Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, RWU Main Library
Co-sponsors: University Honors Program and RWU Library
KEYNOTE ADDRESSStill Flying After All These Years:
The Enduring Presence of
To Kill a Mockingbird
Dr. Alice Hall Petry
Professor Emeritus, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010
4:00 p.m. - CAS 162
Sponsored by The Professor John Howard Birss, Jr. Memorial Lecture Fund
LIBRARY EXHIBITION
Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Racism in America
Prepared by
Professor Christine Fagan,
Collection Development/Acquisitions Librarian
RWU Main Library
Feb. 1-March 14, 2010
Sponsored by The Professor John Howard Birss, Jr. Memorial Library Fund
- Author:
- Lee, Harper
- Subject:
- Lee, Harper
- African Americans - Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Movements - United States
- Racism - United States
- Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931
- Trials (Rape) - Alabama - Scottsboro
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The Southern Literary Trail: Monroeville, AL
The Southern Literary Trail is a collaboration of eighteen southern towns from Natchez to Savannah that celebrate internationally renowned writers and playwrights of the twentieth century who were inspired by their communities.To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: Then and Now
Website containing primary source documents, lesson plans, and student work. It is part of the Oracle Thinkquest Library.
Select your area of interest to link to that author or subject area in the HELIN Catalog
Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird
Famous American Trials – “The Scottsboro Boys” Trials – 1931-1937
Comprehensive information resource on the trials of the Scottsboro Boys, including images and documented court testimonies.
PBS American Experience -- Scottsboro: an American Tragedy
Website associated with this documentary film on the Scottsboro Trials and the resources used to create it.
Cornell University Law Library – Scottsboro Trials Collection, 1931-1937
Collection of original documents and artifacts donated by Cornell Law alumnus, Samuel S. Leibowitz (J.D. '15), who represented the defendants, who came to be known as the "Scottsboro Boys," in several proceedings.
American Civil Rights Movement
Library of Congress -- Civil Rights Resource Guide
This guide compiles links to civil-rights resources throughout the Library of Congress Web site. In addition, it provides a bibliography and links to external Web sites focusing on civil rights.
Library of Congress – African American Odyssey – Civil Rights Era
The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship , showcases the African American collections of the Library of Congress. This section of the website highlights the artifacts from the Civil Rights Era.
U.S. History – Civil Rights Movement
An EdTechTeacher.org resource including lesson plans, teacher guides, activities and more
National Civil Rights Museum
The National Civil Rights Museum, located at the Lorraine Motel, the assassination site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., chronicles key episodes of the American civil rights movement and the legacy of this movement to inspire participation in civil and human rights efforts globally, through our collections, exhibitions, and educational programs.