By Currents News
Turning now to a big trial out of Astoria—
A mock trial that takes a classic… beyond the book.
The students of Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy recreating a scene from the iconic book To Kill a Mockingbird.
They acted out the book’s main event—the trial of a Black man accused of assaulting a white woman in the 1930s South.
The kids say taking part in the mock trial brought the book’s themes to life.