The United States was arguably in one of its prime times back in the 1920s. They had made massive income, selling defense equipment to the other countries during World War I. Everybody was profiting, but this nation was undergoing many, many, changes in this era as well. As Americans began to move into larger cities and areas, often to the Northeast, and society became more urbanized, it would seem very reasonable for new ideas to begin emerging; popping up and taking effect. And one of these specific philosophies was the idea of modernism, with things such as changes to education, and making education mandatory. The US was truly growing, arguably in a revolution, and in addition to these changes, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution became
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William Jennings Bryan was a three time Democratic presidential candidate, and an excellent orator, known very famously for his Cross of Gold speech, who volunteered to assist the prosecution. Along with that, he was a fundamentalist, believing in the literal interpretation of the bible, and despised Darwinism. Clarence Darrow was a well-known attorney in his time, and worked as an American labor and criminal lawyer, who agreed to join in the defense of John Scopes. Charles Darwin, whos theory was the catalyst for this great trial, was an English naturalist, who discovered that the agent for evolution in organisms was natural selection, part of his theory of evolution, which as known, began to become key points in urban society’s general …show more content…
For starters, this trial began on the 10th of July, and this court case garnered many spectators, reporters, and preachers. In fact, Dayton took on a carnival like atmosphere. An exhibit opened up, which was featuring two chimpanzees, and vendors crowded up there, selling merchandise such as Bibles, toy monkeys, lemonade, and hot dogs. In addition to this sports game like environment with vendors, many religious preachers crowded the area, setting up tents along Dayton’s main street with the objective of stirring up the faithful (History Channel). Dayton evidently became a colosseum, the environment covered by TIME. “Along the main street of the village, where everyone in town sees everyone else within five minutes, peddlers, hucksters, hot-sausage men (they call their wares "hot monkeys" now), pamphleteers, itinerant evangelists, prepare themselves and their goods for another day's trafficking.” (TIME
William Jennings Bryan was a three time Democratic presidential candidate, and an excellent orator, known very famously for his Cross of Gold speech, who volunteered to assist the prosecution. Along with that, he was a fundamentalist, believing in the literal interpretation of the bible, and despised Darwinism. Clarence Darrow was a well-known attorney in his time, and worked as an American labor and criminal lawyer, who agreed to join in the defense of John Scopes. Charles Darwin, whos theory was the catalyst for this great trial, was an English naturalist, who discovered that the agent for evolution in organisms was natural selection, part of his theory of evolution, which as known, began to become key points in urban society’s general …show more content…
For starters, this trial began on the 10th of July, and this court case garnered many spectators, reporters, and preachers. In fact, Dayton took on a carnival like atmosphere. An exhibit opened up, which was featuring two chimpanzees, and vendors crowded up there, selling merchandise such as Bibles, toy monkeys, lemonade, and hot dogs. In addition to this sports game like environment with vendors, many religious preachers crowded the area, setting up tents along Dayton’s main street with the objective of stirring up the faithful (History Channel). Dayton evidently became a colosseum, the environment covered by TIME. “Along the main street of the village, where everyone in town sees everyone else within five minutes, peddlers, hucksters, hot-sausage men (they call their wares "hot monkeys" now), pamphleteers, itinerant evangelists, prepare themselves and their goods for another day's trafficking.” (TIME