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Person of the Week: Celebrating 50 Years of Harper Lee's Classic, 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

For so many people across the country, both young and old, one name comes to mind when they think about the reading of their childhood -- Harper Lee. To this day, on the eve of the 50th birthday "To Kill a Mockingbird," Lee's only novel lives on to fulfill its one purpose: to challenge society and one's way of thinking a page at a time. "Masterpieces are masterpieces not because they are flawless but because they've tapped into something essential to us, at the heart of who we are and how we...Full Story
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