A play loosely based on the events which took place in Dayton, Tennessee during the Scopes Trial in July of 1925. Called the trial of the century, the main focus is on the two lawyers, Bryan and Darrow.
An account of the historic 1925 trial in which a Tennessee high school biology teacher was accused of violating state law by teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
Examines the 1925 trial of John Scopes who was charged with violating a law against teaching evolution in public schools in Tennessee, introduces some of the people involved in the sensational case, and discusses the lasting legacy of the guilty verdict.
"Discusses the Scopes "monkey" trial that put evolution on trial in 1925, including the key figures in the court case, the final judgment, and the debate over teaching evolution in U.S. schools"--Provided by publisher.
A novel in free verse poems, in which visitors, spectators, and residents of Dayton, Tennessee, in 1925 describe the Scopes "monkey trial" and its effects on that small town and its citizens.
Examines the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" trial which took place in Dayton, Ohio when science teacher John Scopes was charged with teaching evolution in the public school, his defense by Clarence Darrow, and the effect of the trial on society and public education.
When her father hatches a plan to bring publicity to their small Tennessee town by arresting a local high school teacher for teaching about evolution, the resulting 1925 Scopes trial prompts fifteen-year-old Frances to rethink many of her beliefs about religion and truth, as well as her relationship with her father.
