“There is something in our world that makes men lose their minds: they couldn't be honest if they tried. In our courts, when it's a white man against a black man, the white man always wins. They are ugly, but these are the facts of life” Good morning final year students and teachers. I'm Harper Lee and I'm the author of the 1960's book "To Kill a Mockingbird." I am here today to discuss the benefits my book can have on your education today and your future lives and ideals. Although my novel is set in the southern states of America during the time of the 1930s, I wrote this book to highlight the importance of noticing racism in society and because my personal belief is that everyone is equal in our society and Prejudice based on color was not acceptable in the days of slavery and I felt that the same type of prejudice based on race still exists today and that the nature of racism throughout our society is a huge problem. Imagine this, a planet and a civilization where every person who was born with blonde hair had the greatest advantage and was able to cure every pe...