The Trial of the Century: The Boisterous 1925 Courtroom Clash of Science, Religion, and the Fate of America's Schools

By Gregg Jarrett, Don Yaeger

Categories: History, Law

Gregg Jarrett and Don Yaeger retell the 1925 Scopes trial, in which attorney Clarence Darrow defended schoolteacher John Scopes in a case that drew national attention to the small town of Dayton, Tennessee. The authors present Darrow's defense as a landmark in the fight for freedom of speech and argue that the trial's lessons can help unite Americans in defending the free exchange of ideas in a divided time.

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