Heft - A2 Exhibit - To Kill A Mockingbird

This exhibit is designed to capture and inform the most important aspects that relate to the legacy and challenges of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. The novel, written and published in 1960 by Harper Lee, examines the idea of innocence during the segregation period. This novel is recognized throughout Canada and the United States as one of the most important novels in history (Macaluso 2017). However, this book has been challenged multiple times, primarily in schools, due to its controversial subject matter regarding racism in the history of the United States (Maher 2013). This exhibit will analyze these challenges and figure out the specifics as to why it has become so highly debated and controversial in certain contexts. It will also illustrate the connection between aspects of the book and the historical pieces of it within the United States. This exhibit will discuss these topics sensitively through the use of images, background information, and other recorded articles. To Kill Mockingbird is an example of how books have been challenged in the past due to their content, yet it also shows the need to preserve these texts for study in modern times as these issues continue to exist.