American Experience Season 14 Monkey Trial 2002
7.5/10 by 27 users
Recalling the "epic battle" over evolution waged in 1925 by fundamentalist titan William Jennings Bryan and freethinking Clarence Darrow. This chronicle also explores trial oddities. It was held in Dayton, Tenn., because civic boosters wanted to put the town "on the map." Then there's John Scopes, the football coach (teaching science was a side job) who volunteered to be prosecuted. The offending book he used was Tennessee's "official" science text. Moreover, as he wrote in his memoirs, he didn't recall ever actually teaching evolution.
- Released: 2002-02-23
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars:
- Director: Cameo George
-
1. New York (6): The City of Tomorrow 2001-09-10
-
2. New York (7): The City and the World 2001-09-17
-
3. War Letters 2001-11-01
-
4. Woodrow Wilson (1): A Passionate Man 2002-01-06
-
6. Mount Rushmore 2002-01-20
-
7. Miss America 2002-01-27
-
8. Zoot Suit Riots 2002-03-01
-
9. Monkey Trial 2002-02-23
-
10. Public Enemy #1 2002-02-17
-
11. Ansel Adams 2002-04-21
-
12. A Brilliant Madness 2002-04-28
-
13. Ulysses S. Grant (1): The Warrior 2002-04-01
-
14. Ulysses S. Grant (2): The President 2002-04-02
