The Scopes trial : the battle over teaching evolution /
by Fitzgerald, Stephanie.
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BookSeries: Snapshots in history. Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, 2007Description: 96 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0756520185.Subject(s): Scopes, John Thomas | Evolution -- Study and teaching | Evolution -- Law and legislation | Creationism
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Summary: 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.
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.
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| J344.73 GIT Brown v. the Board of Education / | J344.73 LUC The Eighteenth and Twenty-first Amendments : | J345.73 Bur Miranda v. Arizona : | J345.73 Fit The Scopes trial : | J345.73 USC The Scottsboro case / | J345.73 WET The Fourth Amendment : | J347.73 BEI The Supreme Court and the judicial branch / |
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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.
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.
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