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Sophia and I have gotten an interview with Charles Knitter, the creator of the protest against banning To Kill A Mockingbird.  We found him on Facebook and sent him a message asking whether he would be okay with us interviewing him. He responded really quickly saying that he would like to help us with our project by allowing us to interview him. Sophia sent him some questions over e-mail because he is four hours away and we think that a phone interview would be more difficult due to having to record it where there might be technical problems.

We sent him many questions about his experience such as:

  • Did you grow up in Accomack County and if not how long have you lived there?
  • How did you first hear about the To Kill A Mockingbird case?
  • What sparked your interest in the challenge or brought it to your attention? Do you have any children in the school system or work in the schools?
  • Why did you decide to hold a protest?
    • What was the goal of the protest?
    • How did you choose who was going to speak at the protest?
    • How do you think the protest went?
  • What can you tell me about the petition that a student created in the school?
  • We noticed that you learned about the mess up in policy after the protest and that it was upsetting. Can you explain your understanding of the policy and what the mistake was?
  • What is your personal experience with To Kill a Mockingbird and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

We hope to get a response from him because his perspective is really interesting. He is not a teacher nor a student but he felt so strongly about this case that he wanted to get involved. He went through the trouble of organizing this event and getting historians to speak at it. We would like to know why he decided to take these actions and whether he felt that they had an effect on the book being placed back on the shelves.

We have also messaged the historian he had speak at the event and the student that started the petition. Hopefully, they respond because we think that what they have to say is really important in understanding what really happened.  Sophia has also called the school to try to access the initial complaint so that we can find exactly the wording that was placed in the complaint and Marie Rothstein Williams’ (parent who complained) contact information so we can get an interview from her.