HIST 4105 Famous Trials: Scope's Monkey" Trial"
The media's spotlight on a small town in Tennessee during a hot summer in 1925 brought the clash between science and religion into people's homes. The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial of 1925 provided the country with both entertainment, as a result of the colorful personalities involved in the trial who gave dramatic and sensational testimony, and the chance to debate the divisive issue of whether or not the teaching of evolution belonged in public schools. This course will review the 'The Trial of a Century' and explore the broader question of the role of the media, religion, science, and the state.