- Also known as the Scopes Trial, this was an American case regarding a school in Tennessee.
- A high school teacher, John T. Scopes, was charged with supposedly violating the Tennessee's Butler Act, which stated that teaching human evolution in any school was against the law.
- However, it later became clear that the whole scenario was staged merely to attract attention to the usually quiet town.
- result was a success as media from all over the country flocked to the town to cover the case.
- incriminated himself on purpose in order to involve the American civil liberties union for defense, as an attack on christian fundamentalism. _____________
- found guilty, charged 100 dollars. Later on, the verdict was overturned.
- publicized and expanded on the idea of modernists vs. fundamentalists.
- A high school teacher, John T. Scopes, was charged with supposedly violating the Tennessee's Butler Act, which stated that teaching human evolution in any school was against the law.
- However, it later became clear that the whole scenario was staged merely to attract attention to the usually quiet town.
- result was a success as media from all over the country flocked to the town to cover the case.
- incriminated himself on purpose in order to involve the American civil liberties union for defense, as an attack on christian fundamentalism. _____________
- found guilty, charged 100 dollars. Later on, the verdict was overturned.
- publicized and expanded on the idea of modernists vs. fundamentalists.