In 1921, William Bell Riley admonished his opponents that they should “cease from shoveling in dirt on living men,” for the ...

Complete with celebrity lawyers, a media frenzy, and a live chimp, the Scopes Monkey Trial catalyzed a national debate still ...

Perhaps the trial’s most lasting legacy is the precedent it set for how we engage with our ideological enemies and the role ...

In 1925, a small-town trial became a national spectacle, pitting faith against science. Here's what to know about the lasting ...

The Rhea County Courthouse has become and remained an important historical site since the notorious Scopes trial. Still, to ...

In 1925, the tiny, growing town of Dayton saw an economic opportunity in the ACLU's newspaper ads seeking a teacher to challenge the Butler Act.

Pop culture about the ‘trial of the century’ reflected broader cultural rifts. (The Conversation) — Ask Americans about the ...

The Supreme Court ruled that a Maryland couple could pull their child out of classes where the material involved books with LGBTQ themes.  Almost exactly one hundred years ago – in July 1925 – there ...

Scopes Monkey Trial: Photos from the archives of the Tennessee trial on teaching evolution How Dayton, Tennessee, reclaims its story with Scopes trial festival How 'Destiny in Dayton' rectified ...

John Thomas Scopes, a high school teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, was accused of teaching evolution in violation of a state law ...