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Beginning of the American Civil War: the Southern States went to war with the North.
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Most consider Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865 the end of the war.
Although the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered on April 9th, technically, there were still Confederate Forces in the field until June. Confederate General Stand Watie surrendered on June 23, 1865 when the last major fighting occurred. -
Official first anniversary of a particularly violent group of Whites known as the Ku Klux Klan. They persecutes and murdered Blacks and Catholics.
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Nelle Harper Lee was born in Monroeville, Alabama.
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The Wall Street Crash caused many shares to become worthless and poverty swept the country. The farming states of the South were badly hit.
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President Roosevelt made substantial attempts at economic recovery. However, these strategies took time to lift depression.
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It's the early summer when the story begins.
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The story ends.
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Nelle Harper Lee submitted manuscript to be published. It was finally published in 1960.
