Recalling at the Scopes Monkey Trial Nearly 100 Years Later
In the summer season of 1925, reporters, attorneys, and gawkers alike came down upon Dayton, Tennessee, population 1,800, to witness the unfolding of what was to turn into one of the most popular episodes in the continuous dispute in between science and faith.It was oppressively hot and clammy, however that didn't hinder the carnival environment. Street suppliers hawked lemonade, iced tea, and inexpensive keepsakes. Christian groups held al fresco prayer conferences while a circus chimpanzee walked the streets using a fit and swinging a walking stick.The occasion that brought the world to Dayton that summer season has actually been called the trial of the century. American reporter H. L. Mencken called it the "Monkey Trial." The realities are these: A high school science instructor, John S...