Depression

Harper Lee's Inspiration

  • Centreville, Alabama

    Centreville, Alabama
    Founded by the Native-American group, the Creeks.
  • Election

    Election
    First election to incorporate the town of Monroeville.
  • Jim Crow Laws

    Jim Crow Laws
    Stating everyone is "separate but equal."
  • Centerville/ Monroeville

    Centerville/ Monroeville
    Centerville renamed Monroeville after James Monroe.
  • Harper Lee

    Harper Lee
    Born in Monroeville, Alabama.
  • Truman Capote

    Truman Capote
    Born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • Railway Labor Acts

    Railway Labor Acts
    Provides a balanced legal framework for the resolution of labor management.
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression
    Stock market crashed making 13 million unemployed.
  • World War ll

    World War ll
    Adolf Hitler takes over Germany.
  • Great Depression Ends

    Great Depression Ends
    United States of America's stock market was back on track.
  • Anne Frank

    Anne Frank
    Died in a consentration camp.
  • Bombs Dropped

    Bombs Dropped
    United States of America dropped 200 bombs on Tokyo.
  • Truman Capote

    Truman Capote
    Died in Los Angeles, California.