this proud moment, for as people all across america know, monroeville provided the real-life setting for the fictional town of makom where the fictional tale comes to life. i am pleased to offer this resolution which offers the remarkable achievements of a pulitzer-prize-winning south alabama author whose words have not only inspired generation bus have helped change our nation and the world for the better. born on april 28, 1926, to a.c. and francis finch lee, nell harper completed her first and only novel in 1960. in fact, it appeared for the very first time on july 11 of that year. upon its publication, nell, as she is affectionately known to her family and close friends, reportedly remarked her book would win some encouragement for what was a budding writing career. 50 years later, it is safe to say her hopes have been more than realized. in many ways, harper lee could not have foreseen her brilliantly worded prose would one day become a literary bee cohn for equality and justice, not to mention an inspiration for the advancement of civil rights all across our land. not only woul