Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything inv… - Harper Lee

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Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don't pretend to understand.

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Nelle Harper Lee (born April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016) was an American novelist and author of the classic 1960 novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.

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Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don't pretend to understand. - Harper Lee

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