Edward Larson won a Pulitzer Prize for the book Summer for the Gods, a work focusing on this event. Witnesses included future Senator Tom Stewart, judge John Raulston, and H.L. Mencken, who covered this event for the Baltimore Sun. Taking place in Rhea County, it resulted in a one hundred dollar fine from the violation of the Butler Act by a high school teacher from Dayton, Tennessee. For 10 points, identify this 1925 court case that saw Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan argue about the legality of teaching evo
Edward Larson won a Pulitzer Prize for the book Summer for the Gods, a work focusing on this event. Witnesses included future Senator Tom Stewart, judge John Raulston, and H.L. Mencken, who covered this event for the Baltimore Sun. Taking place in Rhea County, it resulted in a one hundred dollar fine from the violation of the Butler Act by a high school teacher from Dayton, Tennessee. For 10 points, identify this 1925 court case that saw Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan argue about the legality of teaching evolution in school.
Edward Larson won a Pulitzer Prize for the book Summer for the Gods, a work focusing on this event.
The State of Tennessee vs. John Thomas {Scopes} or {Scopes Trial} or {Scopes Monkey Trial}