The Scopes "Monkey Trial"
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The Scopes "Monkey Trial"

America's Most Famous Trial and Its Ongoing Legacy

  1. 312 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Scopes "Monkey Trial"

America's Most Famous Trial and Its Ongoing Legacy

About this book

This book introduces readers to the "Trial of the Century, " revealing how the trial originated, what caused and happened during and after the trial, what happened to the trial's participants, and why the trial still matters nearly 100 years later. Ongoing controversies about school curricula, such as the teaching of Critical Race Theory and the role of parents in public education, can all be traced to the Scopes Trial. Today, the question remains: who controls the school curriculum? This was a foundational issue in the Scopes Trial, and we have been debating this question ever since. This book will help readers understand where these controversies originated and how courts, politicians, and the public handled these issues nearly a century ago. Featuring new information from previously untapped sources and providing an in-depth study of John Scopes himself, this book interrogates the facts, fictions, and legend of the Scopes Trial, which historians rank as one of the defining events of the 20th century. It is an ideal resource for anyone interested in the ongoing controversy about evolution, science, and religion in education and American life.

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Information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781440878091
eBook ISBN
9781440878107
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introducing “The Trial of the Century”
  9. Abbreviations
  10. Chapter 1. Origins of the Fundamentalists’ Crusade against Evolution
  11. Chapter 2. Making It a Crime to Teach Evolution
  12. Chapter 3. Pretrial Skirmishes
  13. Chapter 4. The Duel Begins
  14. Chapter 5. Convicting Scopes
  15. Chapter 6. The Aftermath of the Scopes Trial
  16. Chapter 7. Inherit the Wind
  17. Chapter 8. Back to Court
  18. Chapter 9. Whatever Happened To . . .
  19. Chapter 10. Epilogue
  20. Appendices
  21. Notes
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index