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Mourns the death of Nelle Harper Lee, who died on February 19, 2016, at age 89 in Monroeville, Alabama.

Celebrates Lee's life as a legendary Alabamian, including her education at Huntington College and the University of Alabama, and her career as a writer.

Honors Lee's most famous work, "To Kill a Mockingbird" (published 1960), whose film adaptation won multiple Academy Awards.

Recognizes Lee's major awards and honors including the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the 2010 National Medal of Arts, and membership in the Alabama Academy of Honor.

Notes the 2015 publication of Lee's second novel, "Go Set a Watchman," which was developed from her original first draft of "To Kill a Mockingbird."