Justice Between the Covers

Based on To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

A look at how novels like 'To Kill A Mockingbird' directly intervened in debates about desegregation and constitutional equality in early 1960s America.

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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC Radio 4
  • Duration: 27'54''
  • Broadcast date: 2012
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