To Kill a Mockingbird History Project

LaKia Brayboy

Part 1: small town Alabama

• Farm Security Administration/ Office of War Information Black-and White Negatives

• Created by: Jack Delano Published: May 1941

Observations

• This picture gives an political statement about Jesus

• The background is in a rural area• It tells you if you want Jesus you need to read

a particle book• First Observation: “The Light of The World”

meaning that Jesus Christ is an eye opener

Connection

• “First Purchase African M.E. Church was in the Quarters

outside the southern town limits, across the old sawmill tracks.

Part 2: African American Experience

Observations

• The background is in a rural area• The African American are standing in front of an store

• This photo basically tell others how the Negros handle themselves• How they wore their clothes

Connection

• The warm bittersweet of clean Negro welcomed us as we entered the churchyard- Hearts of Love hairdressing

mingled with asafoetida, snuff, Hoyt’s cologne, Brown’s Mule, peppermint, and lilac talcum.”

Part 3: Jim Crow Era

Observations

• This picture is directly to color people

• Only color people can rent it/ no whites

• It is arranged in a way where you can see it

clear.

Part 4: The Great Depression

• Title: Picturing America: “Migrant Mother”• Creator: Dorothea Lange

• Published: 1936

Obsevations• This photo shows a hard

time• It tells that this mother

looks like she is struggling, also her kids

• She looks stressed• In addition, she looks like

she thinking on how might she make it

• This time of period looks dull

Connection

• “He didn’t forget his lunch, he didn’t have any. He had none today nor would he have any tomorrow or the next day. He probably never seen three quarters together at the same time in his life.”

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