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Parents claim racism in Harper Lee's Ala. hometown

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Monroeville, south of Montgomery, stages a play of "To Kill a Mocking Bird" each year. However, a junior high school with 3 times more black than white students, is being sued by the ACLU. The issue concerns advanced placement in classes for black students.

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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.

Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.