Atticus Finch which they became lawyers. Freedman argued that Atticus Finch is dishonest, unethical, sexist, and inherently racist, and that he did nothing to challenge the racist status quo in Maycomb. Freedman's article sparked furious controversy, with one legal scholar opining, "What Monroe really wants is for Atticus to be working on the front lines for the NAACP in the 1930s, and, if he's not, he's disqualified from being any kind of hero; Monroe has this vision of lawyer as prophet. Atticus has a vision of lawyer not only as prophet but as parish priest". In 1997 the Alabama State Bar erected
The Railway Children (1970 film) the 20th century. In 2005 the British Film Institute included it in their list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14. In 2008, the film made it onto Channel 4's list of the 100 Greatest Family Films at number 30, just ahead of "Monsters, Inc." and just behind "Men in Black" and "Ghostbusters". On 28 March 2010 the Bradford International Film Festival concluded with a new restoration of The Railway Children film with the 40th anniversary digital premiere. Jenny Agutter also starred in a new TV adaptation of "The Railway Children" in 2000 in the