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American Masters  Mark Childress on To Kill a Mockingbird

Childress explains how the character Scout had a radical viewpoint in the segregated south Details

 

Program: American Masters

Episode: Mark Childress on To Kill a Mockingbird

Mark Childress, author of Crazy in Alabama, describes how Harper Lee's protagonist Scout Finch, the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird, was a radical voice of change in the segregated south of his childhood. Harper Lee: Hey Boo airs Monday April 2nd at 10 p.m. (check local listings).

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Duration: (2:37)
Premiere Date: 04/02/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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