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A century after a man was convicted of teaching evolution, the debate on religion in schools rages
The law books record it as State of Tennessee v. John T. Scopes. History remembers it as the “ Monkey Trial .” The case ...
Southeast Express9h
When an illegal biology lesson turned Dayton into 1925 Tennessee’s hottest tourist trap
The Scopes trial began on July 10, 1925, in Dayton, Tennessee. John Scopes, a young teacher, was accused of breaking the ...
Southern Illinois Now13h
Performers prepare for 100th anniversary Scopes Monkey Trial reenactment
The two lead roles of William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow are played by Salem Community High School teacher Matt ...
Trial of the century: Why 100 years later, the Scopes case still matters
As the famous Scopes trial, a landmark case out of Dayton, Tennessee, celebrates its centennial anniversary, themes of the ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education14h
100 Years Ago, the Scopes Monkey Trial Discovered Academic Freedom
On July 10, 1925, a 24-year-old high-school teacher named John Scopes was put on trial in Dayton, Tennessee for the crime of ...
National Catholic Register17hOpinion
Truth Cannot Contradict Truth: The Scopes Trial 100 Years Later
On the whole, Catholics in 1925 had little problem with the teaching of evolution. Most likely due to the teaching of Pope ...
100 years ago, the Scopes trial gripped the nation. 'Let no one mistake it for a comedy'
Chicago's Clarence Darrow battled the forces of religion that would dictate public education. A century later, the fight ...
Third parties are a fool’s errand in America, and Elon Musk is just the latest fool
Elon Musk’s America Party will eventually go the same way as No Labels and the Forward Party if it follows the same failed ...
Opinion
Gettysburg Connection21hOpinion
1925 Scopes Trial – 100 Years On
Rarely had a trial attracted such drama, amusement and frenzy as the 1920s Scopes Trial. Few had ever produced more column inches.  July 21st marks the ...