Fitzgerald, Stephanie.

The Scopes trial : the battle over teaching evolution / by Stephanie Fitzgerald. - Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, 2007. - 96 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm. - Snapshots in history .

Includes index and glossary.

Includes bibliographic references.

The great monkey trial -- Exploring our beginnings -- Evolution in schools -- A storm brews in Dayton -- Court is in session -- Classroom or courtroom? -- The great showdown -- Slow progress.

In the summer of 1925, the small town of Dayton, Tennessee, was home to a court case that many people called the trial of the century. The Scopes trial attracted worldwide attention as some of the best-known attorneys and politicians fought for academic and religious freedoms, ultimately serving as the opening to an evolution debate that continues to this day. Includes source notes and timeline.

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0756520185 $33.26

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Scopes, John Thomas.


Evolution--Study and teaching.
Evolution--Law and legislation.
Creationism.

KF224.S3

345.73/0288

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