Annual 'Mockingbird' reader: Black Lives Matter gives new insight
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Harper Lee's book "Go Set a Watchman" was out on bookshelves this morning, the much anticipated sequel to "To Kill a Mockingbird."
"Mockingbird" is a pretty personal book for many people including Maureen Ramirez of West St. Paul, a former University of Minnesota regent.
It's an annual read for her, but this year the themes of "Mockingbird" were reflected for her in events like Ferguson.
She joined MPR News' Tom Weber to talk about how the context of the Black Lives Matter movement gives new insight into the story.
Ramirez's essay mentioned on air:
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