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The Scopes Monkey Trial (Milestones in American History)
Samuel Willard Crompton
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After the passage of the Butler Act, 24-year-old high school teacher John Scopes intentionally violated the law. Arrested and charged on May 5, 1925, Scopes became the centerpiece in the trial of this case. This title explains how this pivotal court case shaped the way evolution and creationism is approached in classrooms. Num Pages: 128 pages, full-colour & black-&-white photographs, bibliographical sidebars, excerpts from primary. BIC Classification: HBJK; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 413.
After the passage of the Butler Act, which made it unlawful for a state-funded school in Tennessee to teach that humans evolved from lower organisms, 24-year-old high school teacher John Scopes intentionally violated the law. Arrested and charged on May 5, 1925, Scopes became the centerpiece in a trial that pitted two of the finest legal minds of the time against one another. Prosecutor William Jennings Bryan's participation in the trial served as the capstone to his prior unsuccessful advocacy to cut off funds to schools that taught evolution. Prominent trial attorney Clarence Darrow, an agnostic, spoke for the defense. ... Read more
After the passage of the Butler Act, which made it unlawful for a state-funded school in Tennessee to teach that humans evolved from lower organisms, 24-year-old high school teacher John Scopes intentionally violated the law. Arrested and charged on May 5, 1925, Scopes became the centerpiece in a trial that pitted two of the finest legal minds of the time against one another. Prosecutor William Jennings Bryan's participation in the trial served as the capstone to his prior unsuccessful advocacy to cut off funds to schools that taught evolution. Prominent trial attorney Clarence Darrow, an agnostic, spoke for the defense. ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Chelsea House Pub (L)
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Broomall, United States
ISBN
9781604136791
SKU
V9781604136791
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