When lined up in a row, the skulls of a chimpanzee, neanderthal, and homo sapien contain the same basic structure with variations in the cranium, maxilla, and mandible. John Scopes, a Tennessee substitute teacher, was placed on trial in 1925 for violating the Butler Act. He taught that theory of evolution, that man is descended from the primate family. This was illegal in Tennessee because the Butler Act state anything that denied the story of Creationism forbidden to be taught in public schools. Scopes was later found guilty and fined $100. The Scopes Trials influenced the 1920s by questioning the Butler Act, altering the education system, and capturing the world’s attention.
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The biology textbook that caused the trial, A Civic Biology: Presented in Problems, was in fact approved by the Tennessee government despite its continuous in depth discussion of evolution (Moore, “The Lingering Impact of the Scopes Trial on High School Biology Textbooks”). However, succeeding the trial textbooks were only approved one the evolution sections were cut from them. This was not in only Tennessee; Louisiana and Texas began to follow suit in order to get rid of “theories harmful to the young people of our schools” (Moore, “The Lingering Impact of the Scopes Trial on High School Biology Textbooks”). By the closing of the 20s, no biology textbook discussed evolution.
With most of the world still recovering from the Great War few activities phased it. However, “the duel to the death between evolution and Christianity” captured the world’s attention (“The Scopes Trial”). This trial was the very first broadcasted trial on the radio. During this time anyone who had a radio was listening intently. Reporters, over 100, poured into the small town from all over the country in addition to the thousands of spectators there just to observe (“The Scopes Trial”). For the first time since the war everyone was focused on the bloodless duel and who would come out
The first amendment of the United States Constitution states that …show more content…
The biology textbook that caused the trial, A Civic Biology: Presented in Problems, was in fact approved by the Tennessee government despite its continuous in depth discussion of evolution (Moore, “The Lingering Impact of the Scopes Trial on High School Biology Textbooks”). However, succeeding the trial textbooks were only approved one the evolution sections were cut from them. This was not in only Tennessee; Louisiana and Texas began to follow suit in order to get rid of “theories harmful to the young people of our schools” (Moore, “The Lingering Impact of the Scopes Trial on High School Biology Textbooks”). By the closing of the 20s, no biology textbook discussed evolution.
With most of the world still recovering from the Great War few activities phased it. However, “the duel to the death between evolution and Christianity” captured the world’s attention (“The Scopes Trial”). This trial was the very first broadcasted trial on the radio. During this time anyone who had a radio was listening intently. Reporters, over 100, poured into the small town from all over the country in addition to the thousands of spectators there just to observe (“The Scopes Trial”). For the first time since the war everyone was focused on the bloodless duel and who would come out