To Kill a Mockingbird Research

Books
What Blood Won't Tell: A History of Race on Trial in America
This is a link to an excerpt from the book that focuses on the performance of purity.


Articles
Segregation (Jim Crow) by the Encyclopedia of Alabama
The Press and Lynchings of African Americans
Rape, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist by Angela Davis
Poverty in Alabama


Pictures - Library of Congress

African American girls and women, Alma Plantation. Library of Congress

The Library of Congress has a wealth of information and primary source materials such as photographs and interviews. Start here.

Audio
Life During the Great Depression - Interviews

Life in Alabama During the 1930's - Interviews

Video


You'll need to cite your sources. BibMe will help you do this easily. Watch the video and see how.


WebSites

The History of Jim Crow via kwout

Keywords: Jim Crow, Negro, Alabama, African-American, segregation, Great Depression, 1930's, lynching, perjury, rape, trials, injustice