The Monkey Trial, John Scopes and the battle over teaching evolution, by Anita Sanchez
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The Monkey Trial, John Scopes and the battle over teaching evolution, by Anita Sanchez
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
The Monkey Trial
Nature of contents
bibliography
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1331706591
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by Anita Sanchez
Sub title
John Scopes and the battle over teaching evolution
Summary
Arrested? For teaching? John Scopes's crime riveted the world, and crowds flocked to the trial of the man who dared to tell students about a forbidden topic--evolution. The year was 1925, and discussing Darwin's theory of evolution was illegal in Tennessee classrooms. Lawyers wanted to challenge the law, and businessmen smelled opportunity. But no one imagined the firestorm the Scopes Trial would ignite--or the media circus that would follow. As reporters, souvenir-hawking vendors, angry protestors, and even real monkeys mobbed the courthouse, a breathless public followed the action live on national radio broadcasts. All were fascinated by the bitter duel between science and religion, an argument that boiled down to the question of who controls what students can learn--an issue that resonates to this day
Target audience
pre adolescent
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