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Description: For more It’s Lit, subscribe to Storied: bit.ly/pbsstoried_sub One of the trademark texts of the American school system is Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird. For decades it has been widely read in high schools and middle schools as a key anti-racist text. But how did this novel, with its Southern Gothic and Bildungsroman elements become a book that in 2006 the British said “every adult should read before they die” ahead of the Bible. To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee and was loosely based on Lee’s real-life experiences, the book tells the story of Jean Louise Finch, better known as Scout, a young girl growing up during the Great Depression in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama with her older brother Jeremy aka Jem, and her widowed lawyer father, Atticus Finch. A name, that will be imprinted on the world … forever. Hosted by Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes, It’s Lit! is a show about our favorite books, genres, and why we love to read. It’s Lit has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Hosted by: Princess Weekes Written by: David McCracken Director: David Schulte Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Producer: Stephanie Noone Editor: Nicole Kopren Writing Consultants: Maia Krause, PhD Assistant Director of Programming (PBS): Gabrielle Ewing Executives in Charge (PBS): Adam Dylewski, Jess Kasza Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/itslitpbs twitter.com/thelindsayellis twitter.com/weekesprincess Follow us on IG: instagram.com/itslit_pbs