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Show kVl i J Kl; S I ;- JI w fens America means different things to different people, and these thoughts ! ami images are reflected in hooks ami movies With the help of the Salt Lake I City Public Library, lawyers, and students, ice have identified many titles u hich portray the image of America Freedom and justice at the movies: Some childrens booics on freedom Boohs on freedom and the American way of life : Judgment at Nuremberg The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck. Dispossessed from their family farm in the I930's dustbowl and depression years, the Joad family travels westward to California in search of a new life. The Story of America's Birthday, Patricia A. Pingry A simple introduction to the American Revolution, the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the meaning of the Fourth of July. 1984, George Orwell. Imagining a futuristic world dominated by totalitarian governments, Orwell's novel vividly depicts the consequences and despair of lives without freedom. Marshal!, The Courthouse Mouse: A Tall of the U.S. Supreme Court, Peter fit Barnes, Cheryl Shaw Barnes (Ages ). Chief Justice Marshall how J. Mouse and his fellow mouse justices show children a law is challenged and makes its way through the court system. a Mockingbird, Harper Lee. Set in a racially divided Alabama town 1932, lawyer Atticus Finch defends a black man accused of raping a To Kill in step-by-ste-p The white woman. (Also on video) Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Robert F. Kennedy. A gripping account of the thirteen days in October 1962 when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba. (Also on video) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain. This classic Mark Twain story tells the adventures of a young boy and a runaway slave in Mississippi. All the President's Men, Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward. This amazing true story details how two Washington Post reporters broke the Watergate scandal. (Also on video) The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara. This Pulitzer Prize winner recounts the battle of Gettysburg, three days in which nearly 50,000 men died, from the perspective of men on both sides of the battle. (Also on video as ). Liberty, Lynne Curlee (Picture Book - Ages 6 and up) School Scandal Sheet, Stan and Jan Berenstain (Ages Freedom of Speech Freedom of the Press, May of - about Edward Evans (Age Equal Rights, Maureen O'Connor (Ages The Right to Speak Out David C. the Federal Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Crucial Decade, Eric Frederick Goldman. A contemporary history describing how the nation dealt with the challenges of remaking itself after World War II. Remember the Titans (2000). Film based on a true story of a black Virginia high school football coach in the early 19701 Denzel Washington stars as the Virginia high school football coach who teaches his players to overcome the racial prejudices of the 70's and work effectively as a team. Rated: PG Gettysburg 0993). A film depiction of one of the Civil War's most famous battles starring Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels and Martin Sheen. Rated: PG (based on the novel The Killer Angels) Film starring George C. Scott as General George Patton, a brilliant leader, whose combative personality often affected his command during World War II. Rated: PG Patton 0970). King (Ages Oh, Freedom! Casey King and Linda Barrett Osborne (Ages 9 and up) Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made It Happen at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, to September 1787, Catherine Drinker Bowen. This fascinating story tells JL )) to Washington 0939). Classic 1939 Frank Capra movie Stewart as Jefferson Smith, an idealistic, Ralve head of James starring the "Boys Rangers," who unexpectedly becomes a United States senator. Not Rated Mr. Smith Goes TVrelve Angry Men 0957). A classic dramatization of jury deliberations in a murder case. Not Rated Each letter of America: A Patriotic Primer, Lynne V. Cheney (Ages the alphabet is represented by important people, ideas and events in the history of the United States. "Gettysburg") Miracle Banner, Peter Spier (illustrator), Francis Scott Key Illustrates three verses of our national anthem. Music is ed (Ages ). included. dramatization of the trial of German (1961). A Ministry of Justice officials for war crimes, Judgment at Nuremberg takes up questions of the involvement and responsibility of men who followed and enforced laws that were patently unjust Not Rated cast based on The Greet Escape (1963). A classic film, with an the true story of a mass escape from a German prison camp during all-st- After injuring his head a Johnny Ttemain, Esther Forbes (Ages silversmiths apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution. ). 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T-- th T::j, TV Anchor shall never forget being with my husband and my father on the Normandy Coast overlooking Utah and Omaha I I 3 ' ti L 1 r invasions. beaches, the site of the Hundreds of marble hewn crosses and Stars of David stood row upon row in perfect symmetry, each marking the life and death of an American hero who, for freedom's sake, m3de the ultimate sacrifice Standing on that hallowed ground, dedicated as American soil by grateful France, I felt patriotism I appreciation to a degree had I never before know a ' fV fh P a At j Jt W i V if The place in the world that most reminds me of my freedom is camping in the mountains with my family and friends. When I hike, I can walk upstream and cross fallen trees knowing that no one can stop me. From the top of a mountain I can see for miles and miles. I know I have , freedom because no one can block my view. My country lets me be free in the places ! love. V r J W w J Kcbcrf tX$2 Firc'V'tcr Arlington National Cemetery hints of the vastness of sacrifice that has been made for freedom. The cemetery signifies the collective sacrifice of a nation that gave up its sons and daughters in the just cause of freedom. Each marker represents a life; each life lost lepresents an , endless flow of tears yet to be dried. As tfie rows and rows of white markers become seemingly endless we awkwardly stumble for some patriotic cliches that match our indescribable feelings until the vastness of sacrifice overwhelms our senses and there is nothing left but respectful silence I Z 1 t |