The scopes trial and americas continuing debate over science and religion by edward j. American teacher john thomas scopes 1900 1970 2nd from left standing in the courtroom during his trial for teaching darwins theory of evolution in his high school science class, dayton, tennessee, 1925. Watch monkey trial american experience official site pbs. John thomas scopes and commonly referred to as the scopes monkey trial, was an american legal case in 1925 in which a substitute high school teacher, john scopes, was accused of violating tennessees butler act, which made it unlawful to. Scopes and evolution lost the monkey trial, but modernity. I was looking for a book to educate me on the scopes monkey trial but i didnt want to have to read a lot of books to understand the subject.
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The history of 20th century americas most famous court case analyzes the background and proceedings of the case. Right up there with these is the scopes monkey trial of 1925, in which john scopes, a high school teacher, was prosecuted for violating a state law. Known as the monkey trial, the scopes trial put a national spotlight on the debate of teaching evolution in public schools. They revisit the trial, exploring the motivations of the key players, the role of the media and public perception, the actual legal issue, and the underlying philosophical issues. A short history of the events leading up to the scopes trial, the trial itself, and what happened afterwards. Scopes replied that while filling in for the regular biology teacher during an illness, he had assigned. Aug 03, 2019 the scopes monkey trial is the blockbuster event of 1925 feat. Scopes for violating the states butler act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in public schools. Remembering the scopes monkey trial eighty years ago, in july 1925, the mixture of religion, science and the public schools caught fire. The scopes monkey trial tennessee secretary of state.
The scopes trial, also known as the scopes monkey trial, was the 1925 prosecution of science teacher john scopes for teaching evolution in a tennessee public school, which a. A religious orgy in tennessee and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Scopes s case came to be known nationwide as the scopes monkey trial. The scopes trial, also known as the scopes monkey trial, was the 1925 prosecution of science teacher john scopes for teaching evolution in a tennessee public school, which a recent bill had made. Because of the influence of this play and movie see over 35 video clips from the movie below, reading down just this lefthand column will strike most people as a fairly accurate or at least familiar synopsis of the famous scopes monkey trial. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In this video, the famous scopes monkey trial of the 1920s is discussed. The scopes monkey trial 1925 america went ape over this. The bulk of the book is devoted to refuting a number of myths that continue to flourish about the trial. In dayton, tennessee, the socalled scopes monkey trial begins with john thomas scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a tennessee state law.
Known as the monkey trial, the scopes trial put a national. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Additionally, in 1964, for his book the earth beneath us, mather received the edison award for the best science book for young people and the book award of the geographic society of chicago. Bibilographic materials relating to the trial of john scopes. Two of the greatest speakers of the era, clarence darrow and william jennings bryan, faced off in. It was the day a 24yearold teacher named john thomas scopes went on trial for teaching darwins theory of evolution in a public school classroom. The scopes trial redefined science journalism and shaped it to what it is today ninety years ago a tennessee man stood trial for teaching evolution.
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