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Justice
Justice is the first of three plays in a thought-provoking trilogy, following the struggles and triumphs of newly seated Judge Grace Porter. Court cases involving First Amendment protections and abuses have become highly politicized over the last several years. As Americans, we continue to enjoy these basic freedoms as laid down for us by our framers over two hundred and forty years ago. Justice shines an unprecedented spotlight on two recent court cases, as seen through the eyes and minds of our founders through a one-way window in the courtroom!
The first trial focuses on the "J20" trials, resulting from the brazen arrests of over two hundred protesters at the Inauguration Day festivities for Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2017, which many Americans seem to be unaware of. The second trial is loosely-based around the tragedies that occurred at the Charlottesville, "Unite the Right," rally on August 11-12, 2017.
What would the guys who wrote the stuff think if they could witness how the laws that they penned are being adjudicated, and would they agree? There has been a lot of reignited debate regarding our founder's legacy as a result of the Black Lives Matter movement. Our founders were imperfect, aspirational idealists and they were patriots, with a vision of self-governance, the likes which had never been instituted at the scale they envisioned to incorporate and preside over. They penned and ratified our Constitution and Bill of Rights that continue to steer the course of our democracy in the year of 2020 and continue to represent ideologies of unity and inherent freedoms, framing our current, ongoing dialogue of equality and justice for all Americans.
Based on over nineteen years of research, Justice, is factually-based on the events and dialogues our framers had in their debate over our unification and is a timely reminder of the enormity of the task at hand that they faced, and the unlikelihood that they would ever succeed based on the precarious balance of the political dynamics in our country during its infancy.
Stay-tuned for the next book release in the trilogy, Redemption!
The first trial focuses on the "J20" trials, resulting from the brazen arrests of over two hundred protesters at the Inauguration Day festivities for Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2017, which many Americans seem to be unaware of. The second trial is loosely-based around the tragedies that occurred at the Charlottesville, "Unite the Right," rally on August 11-12, 2017.
What would the guys who wrote the stuff think if they could witness how the laws that they penned are being adjudicated, and would they agree? There has been a lot of reignited debate regarding our founder's legacy as a result of the Black Lives Matter movement. Our founders were imperfect, aspirational idealists and they were patriots, with a vision of self-governance, the likes which had never been instituted at the scale they envisioned to incorporate and preside over. They penned and ratified our Constitution and Bill of Rights that continue to steer the course of our democracy in the year of 2020 and continue to represent ideologies of unity and inherent freedoms, framing our current, ongoing dialogue of equality and justice for all Americans.
Based on over nineteen years of research, Justice, is factually-based on the events and dialogues our framers had in their debate over our unification and is a timely reminder of the enormity of the task at hand that they faced, and the unlikelihood that they would ever succeed based on the precarious balance of the political dynamics in our country during its infancy.
Stay-tuned for the next book release in the trilogy, Redemption!
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188 pages, Hardcover
Published January 4, 2021
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About the author
Dyanna Morrison
4 books50 followersDyanna was born and raised in Upstate NY and has spent the majority of her adult life in either Providence, RI or San Diego, CA.
She is presently writing two series.
The premise for the Justice Trilogy was put into her thoughts with the help from a dear family friend back in the late 90s and struck a chord that she ultimately chose to turn into a reality. What would the guys who wrote the stuff think if they could witness contemporary legal proceedings? Would they agree and does it matter? Both Justice and Liberty present cases through a thought-provoking lens, requiring us to really think about the prevailing factors that shaped our democracy. Dyanna started researching our founding fathers, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights in 2001 and has remained interested in the premise ever since.
Dyanna has spent twenty years trying to get her work recognized and produced and remains proud of her work. She believes strongly that she has a message to share with Americans and anyone interested in US history, regarding what is at the foundation of our democracy and the magnitude of effort that was required, allowing us to remain the oldest enduring republic in world history. Our founder’s legacy has been under renewed scrutiny as a result of the Black Lives Matter movement, which is understandable and justified. As stated in the description on the back cover of Justice, “Our founders were imperfect, aspirational idealists and they were patriots, with a vision of self-governance, the likes which had never been instituted at the scale they envisioned to incorporate and preside over.
They penned and ratified our Constitution and Bill of Rights that continue to steer the course of our democracy in the year of 2020 and continue to represent ideologies of unity and inherent freedoms, framing our current, ongoing dialogue of equality and justice for all Americans.” Dyanna includes their viewpoints on slavery at the time of the push for ratification of our Constitution/Bill of Rights and their efforts to include a phasing out of the slave trade in Justice.
Liberty shines a spotlight on Second Amendment abuses/protections, with our founding fathers witnessing the hypothetical trial of the President of the NRA, through a one-way window in the courtroom and is interspersed with the thought processes our framers used in penning the Second Amendment of our bill of rights, questioning its applicable use as a defense for the military style assault rifles commonly used in mass shootings in our public spaces that are so readily available for purchase. It is unfortunately a message that seems to grow more timely as we witness the tragedies of ever present mass shootings with no meaningful gun control legislation in sight.
Dyanna has visually pieced together the third stage play in the trilogy and plans on getting restarted on the background research and writing in the near future.
In 2021, Dyanna finally decided to also move forward and turn her poem, For the Love of Buddy, also written over twenty years ago, into a family/children’s picture book! It was a learning process and great fun working with Mike Motz and his creative team. Dyanna has also finished the poem, For the Love of Winston, about the fifteen + years she spent with her handsome tuxedo cat and their journey through life together. She is planning on also turning this poem into another family/children’s picture book.
The genres of the two series are quite different and highlight two decades of research and a heightened sense of storytelling, by a woman who brings a heartfelt message of passion and compassion to everything she writes about.
Dyanna enjoys attending community events around Providence, RI and sharing her work with book lovers of all ages!
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May 31, 2021
Justice is a play with the main character being Judge Grace Porter. She’s presiding over a case against a white supremacist leader who told his followers to run down an African American family. While Noah Lester didn’t commit the crime, he did verbally encourage his followers. The play follows the life of Grace and the court proceedings . It also includes visits from founding fathers watching over the court proceedings.
I liked the play but had a few problems with Dyanna Morrison taking a few liberties with history. By the way I didn’t need the foreword history lesson because I taught US History for 28 years. Number one thing I slightly objected to was the idea that the mentioned founding fathers couldn’t do anything about the slavery issue at the Constitutional Convention. Washington, Jefferson and Madison were leaders from Virginia the most powerful southern state. I know Jefferson and Washington owned slaves and really didn’t know what to do with the former slaves if they were freed and they needed slave labor in their opinion. The other major issue was the idea that Alexander Hamilton defended John Peter Zenger in his libel trial. The trial was in 1735 before Hamilton was born. Minor issues though. All in all it was well written and I even liked the play format.Plus I won’t spoil it but it ends well
I liked the play but had a few problems with Dyanna Morrison taking a few liberties with history. By the way I didn’t need the foreword history lesson because I taught US History for 28 years. Number one thing I slightly objected to was the idea that the mentioned founding fathers couldn’t do anything about the slavery issue at the Constitutional Convention. Washington, Jefferson and Madison were leaders from Virginia the most powerful southern state. I know Jefferson and Washington owned slaves and really didn’t know what to do with the former slaves if they were freed and they needed slave labor in their opinion. The other major issue was the idea that Alexander Hamilton defended John Peter Zenger in his libel trial. The trial was in 1735 before Hamilton was born. Minor issues though. All in all it was well written and I even liked the play format.Plus I won’t spoil it but it ends well
July 12, 2021
Book Excellence Awards Book Review of Justice by Dyanna Morrison
Justice by Dyanna Morrison provides an in-depth look at the thought processes and intentions of our founding fathers in the unique format of a play. The book presents two crucial court cases - the events of the “J20” trials involving the protests at Donald Trump's inauguration and the tragedies of the Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally. It depicts how our founding fathers would have reacted and responded to these recent trials while the protagonist actively presides over the case and works on passing an appropriate ruling.
The notion of this book is undeniably fascinating and original. Morrison delivers on all fronts with a poignant narrative that skilfully intertwines the point of view of the protagonist and the perspectives of the founding fathers. The book also effectively makes readers aware of the massive political and societal complications that our founding fathers faced during the shaping of the legal system and creates a newfound sense of appreciation for them. Morrison also takes care to remain impartial while sharing information about the founding fathers, so readers can form their own opinions about them.
Justice by Dyanna Morrison provides an in-depth look at the thought processes and intentions of our founding fathers in the unique format of a play. The book presents two crucial court cases - the events of the “J20” trials involving the protests at Donald Trump's inauguration and the tragedies of the Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally. It depicts how our founding fathers would have reacted and responded to these recent trials while the protagonist actively presides over the case and works on passing an appropriate ruling.
The notion of this book is undeniably fascinating and original. Morrison delivers on all fronts with a poignant narrative that skilfully intertwines the point of view of the protagonist and the perspectives of the founding fathers. The book also effectively makes readers aware of the massive political and societal complications that our founding fathers faced during the shaping of the legal system and creates a newfound sense of appreciation for them. Morrison also takes care to remain impartial while sharing information about the founding fathers, so readers can form their own opinions about them.
June 8, 2021
I was provided a free copy of this text by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This play will be groundbreaking when it makes it to your stage! Morrison encapsulates the events perfectly and integrates her own story into it as well. Highly recommend.
May 20, 2021
Justice is written in a play format rather than a story. It is the first of three plays. This one is based on the events of the "J20" trials and the Charlottesville "Unite the Right" rally. We are in Judge Grace Porter's courtroom. While she hears the case we are also given the opinions of our founding fathers as they listen in at the hearing.
This is the first book of its kind that I have had the pleasure to read. Reading a book is usually from the writers point of view. But in this we are given the thoughts of our founding fathers on which are country was created. Sure these points of view are of the vein "what would George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and others say or do?" while watching the trial. I also wonder if we were given the opportunity to ask how would they respond. The writing and the thoughts hit the mark of what the people are thinking and saying today. The First Amendment argument has long been used incorrectly to justify ones actions and not as it was intended. It is interesting to read a book that is in play format that includes the Founding Father's point of view and feel as if it has not been twisted to justify that person's point of view.
I was given as advance copy from NetGalley for an unbiased review.
This is the first book of its kind that I have had the pleasure to read. Reading a book is usually from the writers point of view. But in this we are given the thoughts of our founding fathers on which are country was created. Sure these points of view are of the vein "what would George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and others say or do?" while watching the trial. I also wonder if we were given the opportunity to ask how would they respond. The writing and the thoughts hit the mark of what the people are thinking and saying today. The First Amendment argument has long been used incorrectly to justify ones actions and not as it was intended. It is interesting to read a book that is in play format that includes the Founding Father's point of view and feel as if it has not been twisted to justify that person's point of view.
I was given as advance copy from NetGalley for an unbiased review.
May 25, 2021
I think this is a really important message the author is discussing, first amendment rights, especially with everything that has recently occurred in our country. Also, as the back cover states, this really is a unique viewpoint that I was really intrigued by. I think the execution was a little confusing though, I wonder if instead of having the founding fathers in a separate room, having them as sort of "ghosts" in the courtroom would have been a little easier, especially if this were to be performed on stage as the author intends.
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