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The show will air the week of July 18th on those stations carrying the show. It can be used prior or after that date.
On July 10th, 1925, the case of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, better known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, opened in Dayton, Tennessee. It was a public clash between proponents and opponents of teaching evolution in the schools. According to John Herron's guest this week – Edward Larson - the trial took on a life and meaning of its own. Edward Larson is Professor of History and Law at the University of Georgia and the author of Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion.
In our commentary, William Ashworth discusses the defining moment in the Scopes Trial, and how it was misrepresented in the press. Ashworth is Professor of History at the University of Missouri – Kansas City.
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Piece Description
The show will air the week of July 18th on those stations carrying the show. It can be used prior or after that date. On July 10th, 1925, the case of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, better known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, opened in Dayton, Tennessee. It was a public clash between proponents and opponents of teaching evolution in the schools. According to John Herron's guest this week – Edward Larson - the trial took on a life and meaning of its own. Edward Larson is Professor of History and Law at the University of Georgia and the author of Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion. In our commentary, William Ashworth discusses the defining moment in the Scopes Trial, and how it was misrepresented in the press. Ashworth is Professor of History at the University of Missouri – Kansas City.
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The program will air the week of July 18th but can be used any time.
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26:34 "And that's it for another week of Talking History."
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Damon Thompson
Posted on July 11, 2005 at 10:04 AM | Permalink
Review of The Scopes Trial
Good interview. Shows things haven't really changed that much -- people using trial as a publicity stunt, only to watch it get out of hand. With the Terri Schiavo debacle just behind us and the Kansas Board of Education's decision on "intelligent design" ahead of us, this piece helps bring some perspective on the way we shape the public forum.