“INHERIT THE WIND” AND THE SCOPES TRIAL The Scopes Trial was officially The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes. The trial is usually referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial. It was held in Tennessee in 1925. In it, John Scopes… Read More ›
Scopes Trial
INHERIT THE WIND AND THE SCOPES TRIAL – Marilyn Armstrong
INHERIT THE WIND AND THE SCOPES TRIAL Because the words spoken by Spencer Tracy in his summary to the jury are truer now than ever before, it’s a good time to remember “Inherit the Wind” and the Scopes Trial during… Read More ›
THE FUTURE WENT ON TRIAL AND LOST
INHERIT THE WIND AND THE SCOPES TRIAL On this day as I write this, Alabama made us smile. I never thought I could say that, but it happened. It gave us hope. Not a solution, but hope that the future… Read More ›
DOWN THE ROAD WITH FANATICISM AND IGNORANCE
Fanaticism and ignorance is forever busy, and needs feeding … and we are feeding it well. I originally posted this four years ago. Horribly enough, it’s even more relevant now than it was then. “Inherit the Wind” (1960) was directed by Stanley Kramer. Not… Read More ›
INHERIT THE WIND AND THE SCOPES TRIAL
The Scopes Trial, officially The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes and typically referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was a famous trial in 1925. In it, a substitute high school teacher — John Scopes — was accused of violating Tennessee’s Butler Act, which… Read More ›
Fanaticism and ignorance is forever busy, and needs feeding …
Fanaticism and ignorance is forever busy, and needs feeding … and we are feeding it well. From “Inherit the Wind” 1960, Directed by Stanley Kramer, based on actual transcripts of the 1925 Scopes’ “Monkey Trial” in Tennessee, where the teaching of evolution… Read More ›