Column: Returning again to the Scopes ‘monkey trial,’ and what I learned
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How a small-town trial sparked a godless culture war that still rages
This July marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most consequential legal and cultural battles in American history: the Scopes “Monkey” Trial. Held in 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee, the trial centered on the teaching of Darwinian evolution in public schools. But its implications reached far beyond the small-town courtroom. A century later, the trial remains deeply relevant — not just for Tennessee but for the entire nation.The loss of God in our …
Tired of put-downs, East Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial it hosted
DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) — A small town in eastern Tennessee courted national publicity and attention a century ago when local leaders planned a test trial over the teaching of evolution in public schools. What they got from the eight-day Scopes trial was more than they bargained for. The trial of the century — and the first to be broadcast over the radio — inspired articles, books, plays and movies, including the popular “Inherit the Wind.” It also c…
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Guest Opinion: When Darrow took on Bryan 100 years ago, science got the win. Or did it?
Before O.J. Simpson’s “trial of the century,” another courtroom clash riveted America and merited that title. In the sleepy town of Dayton, Tenn., on July 10, 1925, the Scopes “Monkey Trial” was gaveled to order. The issues contested in the…
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