Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Scopes Trial revisited

Three student-produced documentary films will debut this month, and all reportedly allow a deeper look at the issues and events associated with the 1925 "Monkey Trial" of teacher John Thomas Scopes at Dayton, Tenn. The TFP reports. TIME magazine's 1925 story is here. TIME said the "populace" that greeted William Jennings Bryan's arrival for the trail was his..."to a moron."

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