WLRN

Reflecting on the Scopes trial, 100 years later

One hundred years ago today — July 21, 1925 — the Scopes trial wrapped up in Dayton, Tennessee. Teacher John Scopes was convicted and fined $100 for violating a Tennessee law that banned the teaching ...
WLTX19

The Scopes monkey trial took place 100 years ago, but the fight isn't over

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — They called it the “monkey trial.” It was supposed to be a publicity stunt. A hundred years later, it is remembered as far more. In March 1925, Tennessee became the first state in ...
Yahoo

Trial of the century: Why 100 years later, the Scopes case still matters

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Scopes Monkey trial captivated the nation in a battle of classroom teachings. DAYTON, TN – Inside a sweltering courtroom in ...
Moviefone

Inherently Wind: A Hollywood History of the Scopes Trial (2004) - Where to Watch

Streaming platforms for Inherently Wind: A Hollywood History of the Scopes Trial haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online. 'Inherently Wind: A Hollywood ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

A Century After the Scopes Trial, Cowards Still Rule in Tennessee

T his spring the University of Tennessee at Knoxville marks the centennial of the Scopes “monkey trial,” the showdown over the teaching of Darwinian evolution held in Dayton in the summer of 1925.
Townhall

One Hundred Years After Scopes — the Trial That Changed the Culture

This July marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial — a pivotal moment in American history that reverberates far beyond the courtroom of Dayton, Tennessee. While often caricatured in ...
WESA

100 years after evolution went on trial, the Scopes case still reverberates

One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in American history. A local substitute teacher, John Scopes, was charged with ...
Boston Herald

A century after a man was convicted of teaching evolution, the debate on religion in schools rages

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His nation is still feeling the reverberations today. The ...
Time

How Theater Helps Us Remember the Scopes Monkey Trial 100 Years Later

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The Daily Record (Maryland)

Town corrects the record with play about Scopes trial it hosted

DAYTON, Tenn. — A small town in eastern Tennessee courted national publicity and attention a century ago when local leaders planned a test trial over the teaching of evolution in public schools. What ...
WBUR

Reflecting on the Scopes trial, 100 years later

The cover of "The Hundred Years' Trial" and author Harold Gouzoules (top) and Alexander Gouzoules (bottom). (Courtesy of Johns Hopkins University Press, Emory University and Samantha Xia) One hundred ...