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Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, ...
This July marks the centenary of the famous Scopes Monkey Trial. On a return trip from Florida nearly two decades ago, my ...
In 1925, the tiny, growing town of Dayton saw an economic opportunity in the ACLU's newspaper ads seeking a teacher to challenge the Butler Act.
One hundred years after the Scopes monkey trial author Amanda Opelt tells Religion News we’re still trying to win debates by ...
Perhaps the trial’s most lasting legacy is the precedent it set for how we engage with our ideological enemies and the role ...
In 1925, a small-town trial became a national spectacle, pitting faith against science. Here's what to know about the lasting ...
Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, ...
William Jennings Bryan at the Scopes Monkey Trial. | Hulton Archive/GettyImages In one of the case’s most dramatic turns, the Scopes defense team called the prosecutor William Jennings Bryan to ...
When the history of Donald Trump’s remarkable political career is written, we should all hope, if only for the sake of ...
The Rhea County Courthouse has become and remained an important historical site since the notorious Scopes trial. Still, to ...