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Honoring Harper Lee An icon of American literature was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bush in Washington Monday. Harper Lee of nearby Monroeville was recognized for her 1960 novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird." President Bush described it: "The story of an old order, and the glimmers of humanity that would one day overtake it, was unforgettably told in a book by Miss Harper Lee." Miss Lee is 81 and rarely makes public appearances and even rarer speaks in public. She did not talk during Monday's presentation, but neither did the other seven honorees. Harper Lee in recent years has been honored for her Pulitzer-prize winning book about a small town white lawyer's defense of a black man. The official citation accompanying the medal called Lee's novel "a meditation on family, human complexity and some of the great themes of American life." "At a critical moment in our history 'To Kill a Mockingbird' helped focus the nation on the turbulent struggle for equality," the citation states.
We are proud to see one of southwest Alabama's greats honored. The accolades for Harper Lee are well deserved.
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