The document discusses the history of black discrimination from ancient Africa to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. It describes how slavery began with tribes capturing enemies and selling them to Dutch traders. The Civil War abolished slavery but Jim Crow laws still enforced racial segregation. The Montgomery Bus Boycott and other events were part of the Civil Rights Movement that challenged racial discrimination until it was finally abolished. The document also provides brief biographical details about Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird.