Harper Lee, Civil Rights, and Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy
This week in history: July 7-13, 1960
It’s high time we take a trip back to the Psychedelic ’60s.
A tumultuous and transformative time, the Cultural Decade is marked by profound events and changes like the Vietnam War, space race, political assassinations, technological advancements, the women’s rights movement, and the Civil Rights Movement.
The Right Time
Support for equal rights started intensifying during the mid-1950s, making July 11, 1960—64 years ago this week—an ideal time for American author Harper Lee’s debut of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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