William Jennings Bryan

a Christian lifestyle, and interpreting the Bible as a literal, historical piece of writing. In the monkey trial of 1925, defense attorney Clarence Darrow interrogated William Jennings Bryan, the democratic politician of Nebraska, for his credence on whether everything in the Bible “should be literally interpreted”; to which Bryan replied that he believed “everything in the bible accepted as it is given there.”…

Parties Involved in the Case The parties involved in the case were John Scopes, Clarence Darrow, William Jennings Bryan, and John Raulston (Linder, 2008). John Scopes was a young high school biology who was found to be guilty of violation. Clarence Darrow was a successful lawyer who defended scopes (Linder, 2008). William Jennnings Bryan was a religious politician who was the plaintiff in the case (Linder, 2008). John Raulston was the judge of the Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee…

John Scopes who is a teacher was found guilty for teaching evolution, so he was forced to be in a case. Bryan heard of this case and decided to contribute to the prosecution of Scopes. Clarence Darrow who is an intermediate lawyer was the defender of Scopes in the case. This case was called The Scopes Monkey Trial, and became a big controversy in the 18th…

was charged and his trial was set. Both sides of the case wanted to keep the trial solely focused on Scopes’ infraction, but two “celebrity” lawyers joined the prosecution and the defense, the situation changed. The prosecution was led by William Jennings Bryan, a man famous for a speech called “Cross of Gold” and lost…

The Scopes trial was the case against John Scopes, a biology teacher in Dayton Tennessee. Scopes was charged for defying Tennessee's newly placed Butler Act. This case is what catapulted the dispute of creationism versus evolution and how it should be taught in schools. The outcome of this 1925 trial affected the rest of the 19th century extensively, however as the 20th century neared, the effect became less prevalent. John Scopes was a local biology teacher and was arrested for teaching…

John Scopes was accused of teaching evolution in the classroom in Dayton, Tennessee. Under the Butler law, Tennessee had made it illegal to teach evolution in schools. As a result, Scopes went to trial, and through heated debate between William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow and much drama, he was found guilty of violating the Butler law. This trial was one of principle, where both sides were fighting for something greater than simply the crime committed. It was a fight over authority,…

The 1920’s are known for its prosperity and vibrant culture. While this was present in many ways it was very prevalent in the mass consumption in the time. In the 1920s there was more goods that were readily available to the public. There was a major consumption of new goods. One of the main proponents towards the purchasing of goods was advertisement. Advertisement became more appealing with pictures, sexualizing goods, etc., and they also affected people’s emotions. New advertisement made…

“He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart”. Proverb 11:29 explains when someone creates a conflict within their own community, they must suffer the consequences of their actions. This is evident in the two sources I will be examining which is the film Inherit the Wind, directed by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee debuted in 1960 as well as the Scopes Trial also known as The Monkey Trial that took place in the state of Tennessee on…

religion doc 4. In the document the author is in favor of science. During the 1920’s most Americans were fundamentalists who believed exactly what the Bible said. William Jennings Bryan was a fundamentalist leader and people like him opposed the idea of evolution. Soon this led to the Scopes trial, which was a trial between fundamentalists and modernism. Defended by Clarence Darrow he was able to help Scopes in his trial…

The Scopes trial took place in Tennessee centered around a teacher named John Scopes, who was arrested for violating a state law that prohibited the teaching of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. The trial immediately attracted two different groups to the case, the Fundamentalist Christians and the religious modernists. The tension was already growing between these two trending groups in America and the Scopes trial was one of the cases that brought this tension to the spotlight. During this…