Welcome to the To Kill A Mockingbird project resource page!
How to find books on the subject.
Look in our school library catalog.
The link below connects to the school library catalog.
Search the library catalog.
Look in the Palos Verdes Public Library catalog. The link below connects to the public library catalog.
Search the PVLD library catalog
How to access e-books in the PVPHS Library
Yes, we have 6000, mostly nonfiction, e-books. To access:
http://search.ebscohost.com
User: pvphs
Password: panthers2021!
Type your subject in the search box.
These items may be accessed on any device with internet.
They will not download to an e-reader.
Websites
Click on the links below and type your subject in the SEARCH box.
Documenting the American South
The Black Past: Online Resources
African American Heritage National Archives
To Kill a Mockingbird – Historical context
Jim Crow Laws
This site includes a list of Jim Crow laws by state.
Also, click “READ STORIES.” You will not be able to access the radio shows but will be able to read the transcripts.
American Radioworks: The Jim Crow Laws
Scottsboro Boys Trial
This site includes a timeline and extensive background and
trial information.
Scottsboro Boys Trial
Great Depression
New Georgia Encyclopedia of the Great Depression
Harper Lee
Click "TKAM" to find a timeline and biography.
Monroe County Museum TKAM Exhibit
National Endowment for the Arts
Biography - The Story of Harper Lee
Jena Six Trial
Washington Post - The Jena Six
Town Talk Newspaper - The Jena Six
Palos Verdes Public Library Databases
The public library databases may be useful. Click the link below. Search the databases "Middle and High School Research", "Magazines", or "Historical Newspapers".
Use Barcode: 29350002271571 if you do not have a PVLD library card.
PVLD Databases for Research
Email questions or comments to :
Ms Gutierrez
[email protected]