The stunning revelation is certain to spur debate about the character of Atticus and his moral integrity in “To Kill a Mockingbird” — a staple of high school curriculums around the country.
The lawyer who fought racial inequality in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” is an aging racist in her new novel “Go Set a Watchman,” a more complex character in which some see added value.
Dr. Gibbons conducted interviews and analyzed a mass of material for his multivolume work about the relationship between Congress and the executive branch during the Vietnam War.
