Lectures in History 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial Part 1
Jan 28, 2024
University of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discusses the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, covering the anti-evolution legislation in Tennessee, ACLU's challenge to laws, origins of the trial, cultural landscape of the 1920s, and the clash between fundamentalism and modernism.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
The Beginning of the Anti-Evolution Legislation in Tennessee
02:35 • 4min
Evolution of ACLU's Defenses and Challenge to Tennessee Law
06:25 • 2min
Origins of the Scopes Monkey Trial
08:54 • 7min
The Cultural Landscape of the Roaring Twenties
15:33 • 18min
The Battle of Beliefs: Fundamentalism vs. Modernism
33:22 • 19min