scopes trial
john scopes (24 yrs old) was convicted and fined $100 for teaching
evolution in the classroom.
classroom was in dayton tennessee. the trail challenged a newly passed law
forbiding the teaching of evolution in the classroom. scopes lawyer was Clarence
Darrow, who, besides being a renowned defense attorney for labor and radical
figures, was an avowed agnostic in religious matters. the state's attorney was
William Jennings Bryan, a Christian, pacifist, and former candidate for the U.S.
presidency. The jury found Scopes guilty of violating the law and fined him
$100. the Tennessee law would stand for another 42 years But the trail had
succeeded in publicizing scientific evidence for evolution
evolution in the classroom.
classroom was in dayton tennessee. the trail challenged a newly passed law
forbiding the teaching of evolution in the classroom. scopes lawyer was Clarence
Darrow, who, besides being a renowned defense attorney for labor and radical
figures, was an avowed agnostic in religious matters. the state's attorney was
William Jennings Bryan, a Christian, pacifist, and former candidate for the U.S.
presidency. The jury found Scopes guilty of violating the law and fined him
$100. the Tennessee law would stand for another 42 years But the trail had
succeeded in publicizing scientific evidence for evolution
fundamentalism
After WWI the fundamentalism movement greatly expanded. The
movement began in rural areas Fundamentalist were very unsure and scared of
scientific theories. The controversy grew among rural areas mostly in the south.
When the states laws began not allow schools to teach evolution. The schools
were pressured by fundamentalism. In the 1930s people began to accept scientific
theories. In the 1940s and 1950s the movement picks back up main because of the
reaction against Modernism. A lot of money has been spent to advertise the movement on the
radio and TV.
movement began in rural areas Fundamentalist were very unsure and scared of
scientific theories. The controversy grew among rural areas mostly in the south.
When the states laws began not allow schools to teach evolution. The schools
were pressured by fundamentalism. In the 1930s people began to accept scientific
theories. In the 1940s and 1950s the movement picks back up main because of the
reaction against Modernism. A lot of money has been spent to advertise the movement on the
radio and TV.