Read "To Kill A Mockingbird". There is nothing in that book that gives any clue on what Atticus Finch might have believed on integration and Jim Crow in the 1930's. There is nothing that indicates he changed over the 20 years between the periods the books covered.
Got my copy of "Go Set A Watchman" yesteday. Re-reading "To Kill A Mockingbird" for the umpteenth time to refresh my memory for the new book. And I have no doubt I'll feel the same way about all the characters when I'm done.
My husband took me to the movie at the base in Germany to watch “To kill a Mockingbird” many years ago. I didn’t like the movie, perhaps because my English wasn’t good at that time. Maybe I will either order the book or the movie from Amazon so I can either read it or watch it again
I went to a Southern Lit conference and a speaker pointed out that Atticus was a product of a South that found its basis and inspiration from the English feudal system. Atticus was a gentleman and his honor required that someone step up and defend the least of humanity. It was his duty, much like a knight’s code of chivalry. Ironically, I rewatched “Gone with the Wind” and the stained glass window at the Butler house was a castle with a knight and damsel. Feudal duty required certain behavior, and Atticus lived up to those standards as his personal honor required, nothing more.