Related Reading Welty, whose gifts as a writer and photographer were recognized before she was 30, never married but surrounded herself with relatives and friends. A tireless traveler, she was based for most of her life at her family home in Jackson.

Which civil rights leader's death led to Eudora Welty writing the story we read?

In 1963, Eudora Welty wrote a story about the assassination of civil rights leader Medger Evers. The New Yorker magazine decided to publish it, but they stripped the story of all references to Evers and the city where he was killed, Jackson, Mississippi.

What did Eudora Welty inherit from her parents?

Eudora Welty was born on April 13, 1909, in Jackson, Mississippi. From her father, Christian, she inherited a “love for all instruments that instruct and fascinate”—like telescopes, radios, and cameras—while her mother, Chestina, passed down her passion for reading, writing, and gardening.