HR 358 Summary

• Honors the life and literary contributions of Nelle Harper Lee, born April 28, 1926, in Monroeville, Alabama, the youngest of four children.

• Recognizes Lee's novel "To Kill A Mockingbird," published July 11, 1960, which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1961 and sold over 40 million copies, earning recognition in 1999 as Best Novel of the Century.

• Notes Lee's second novel "Go Set A Watchman" was published July 14, 2015, and became an immediate best-seller, bringing unprecedented publicity to Monroeville.

• Documents Lee's receipt of the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush in 2007 and the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in 2010.

• The Alabama House of Representatives hereby honors Nelle Harper Lee's contributions to the literary world and celebrates her life and legacy following her death on February 19, 2016.