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Scopes 'Monkey Trial' at 100: New book argues why it's still with us today
Historian and author Brenda Wineapple joins Morning Joe to discuss her new book 'Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the ...
Tired of put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial it hosted
A small town in Tennessee courted national publicity a century ago when it recruited a local teacher to challenge a state law ...
Trial of the century: Why 100 years later, the Scopes case still matters
As the famous Scopes trial, a landmark case out of Dayton, Tennessee, celebrates its centennial anniversary, themes of the case continue to be felt today.
A century after a man was convicted of teaching evolution, the debate on religion in schools rages
The law books record it as State of Tennessee v. John T. Scopes. History remembers it as the “ Monkey Trial .” The case ...
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100 Years After the Scopes Trial, Public Education Still Gets It Wrong
One hundred years ago, in Dayton, Tennessee, the Scopes “Monkey Trial” was underway, with the battle for children’s public education in the balance. This case has become infamous in American legal ...
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Film screening highlights local connection to Scopes trial
Thursday’s film screening had a turnout of more than 80 people. Before the movie, attendees heard from retired Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Bill Cunningham, who gave a history of the ...
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Scopes Trial – 100 years later
Scopes Monkey Trial got underway.  WGN Radio brought it to the nation. This article talks about all that and quotes John Williams in a few places, including the ...