James McBride on To Kill a Mockingbird
Clip: 4/1/2012 | 3m 29s
McBride reflects on Harper Lee's subtle activism and the role of writers in civil rights
James McBride, author of the memoir The Color of Water, discusses how Harper Lee used the voice of her protagonists in To Kill a Mockingbird to bravely provide an accessible and radical point of view about racism in 1960. He describes and how today's authors can expand upon Lee's views. HarperLee: Hey Boo airs Monday April 2nd at 10 p.m. (check local listings).
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James McBride on To Kill a Mockingbird
Clip: 4/1/2012 | 3m 29s
James McBride, author of the memoir The Color of Water, discusses how Harper Lee used the voice of her protagonists in To Kill a Mockingbird to bravely provide an accessible and radical point of view about racism in 1960. He describes and how today's authors can expand upon Lee's views. HarperLee: Hey Boo airs Monday April 2nd at 10 p.m. (check local listings).
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Harper Lee: From Mockingbird to Watchman
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Clip: 7/13/2015 | 13m | In an American Masters exclusive, Murphy reports on meeting with Lee on June 30, 2015. (13m)
Harper Lee Live Q&A: Joy Brown and Mary McDonagh Murphy
Clip: 7/13/2015 | 30m 11s | Questions about Harper Lee, her history and her new novel are answered in a live Q&A. (30m 11s)
Preview: 7/10/2015 | 1m 49s | An updated version of Mary McDonagh Murphy’s 2012 film in time for Harper Lee's new book. (1m 49s)
Mark Childress on To Kill a Mockingbird
Clip: 4/1/2012 | 2m 37s | Childress explains how the character Scout had a radical viewpoint in the segregated south (2m 37s)
Richard Russo on To Kill a Mockingbird
Clip: 4/1/2012 | 3m 34s | The Pulitzer Prize winning author discusses the impact of Harper Lee's characters (3m 34s)
Wally Lamb on To Kill a Mockingbird
Clip: 4/1/2012 | 3m 4s | The acclaimed author discusses To Kill a Mockingbird as an agent of radical change (3m 4s)
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