The Liberty Bell (march) Canadian Forces Public Affairs Branch. The march follows the standard form of AABBCDCDC. The trio (sections C and D) uses tubular bells to symbolize the Liberty Bell ringing. The bells usually begin during the first breakstrain (section D), but some bands use them at the first trio (section C). The march is often associated with the British TV comedy program "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969–74), which used the version performed by the Band of the Grenadier Guards as a signature tune. The British comedy troupe Monty Python's use of the melody is ironic; the bouncy melody of the march may
John Philip Sousa Junior High School and legal challenge to the district's segregation policies. When the new John Philip Sousa Junior High School opened in September 1950, twelve students, accompanied by parents, lawyers, and a police escort, sought to gain entry to the facility, but were denied by the principal. The ensuing legal action resulted in the landmark 1954 decision in "Bolling v. Sharpe", where the Supreme Court struck down the district's segregation policy on the grounds that it violated due process (in contrast to the more well-known "Brown v. Board of Education", in which state-legislated segregation was struck down on equal protection grounds). John Philip