1. The Cultural Context of
To Kill a Mockingbird
Whitnie Weaver
Wilkes University
EDIM 510

2. About the Author

Born in Monroeville, AL in
1926

Father was a celebrated
lawyer

Witnessed many injustices
against African-Americans

3. Clan Rallies were Very Common
During Lee's Childhood

4. Jackie Robinson

First black Major
Leaguer in 1947

Often dealt with
racism in his life

Important person in
desegregating sports

5. Rosa Parks

In 1955, refused to
give up her seat

Led to the
Montgomery Bus
Boycott

6. The Little Rock Nine

Result from Brown v.
Board of Eduation

African American
students enrolled in
an all-white school in
1957

7. Greensboro Sit-Ins

May 1960

African Americans
refused to leave until
served

Led to some diners
being closed
permanently

8. Martin Luther King, Jr

Instrumental in the
1955 bus boycott

Led a number of
protests and
demonstrations

Was assassinated in
April 1968

9. Thurgood Marshall
 First African-
American Supreme
Court judge
 Remembered for his
stance on Civil Rights

10. In Conclusion

To Kill a Mockingbird is
set in the 1930s

It was written during
the Civil Rights
movement

Racial tension plays a
very important role

Historical context
matters