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The acclaimed author discusses To Kill a Mockingbird as an agent of radical change
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McBride reflects on Harper Lee's subtle activism and the role of writers in civil rights
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In an American Masters exclusive, Murphy reports on meeting with Lee on June 30, 2015.
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Rita Coburn-Whack originally introduced Maya Angelou and Common.
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Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn-Whack share the inspiration and process behind their film.
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Maya Angelou speaks about her work as a teacher and what she shares with her students.
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Questions about Harper Lee, her history and her new novel are answered in a live Q&A.
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Louis Gossett Jr. shares a story about his great-grandmother.
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“Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise” Film Excerpt: Maya Angelou & James Baldwin
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Childress explains how the character Scout had a radical viewpoint in the segregated south
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The Pulitzer Prize winning author discusses the impact of Harper Lee's characters
