The current issue of the New Yorker has a fascinating article on the politics of the Tom Robinson trial. I thought you might all enjoy reading this since in a poll we had a few weeks back 33% of you chose it as your favorite high school book.
View the article here:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/08/10/090810fa_fact_gladwell
Thanks Adam! We watched the trial scene in To Kill a Mockingbird a lot in school to discuss the use of evidence and trial skills, so this is an interesting twist!
ReplyDeleteAlso, it is written by Malcom Gladwell, one of my favorite authors!