A Dangerous Idea
The Scopes Trial, the Original Fight over Science in Schools
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Narrado por:
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Noe Nishizawa
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Debbie Levy
Bloomsbury presents A Dangerous Idea by Debbie Levy, read by Noe Nishizawa
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
One hundred years ago, a small-town science teacher ignited a nationwide debate over what students should learn in school--and who should decide.
In 1925, when Tennessee lawmakers banned the teaching of evolution in public schools, teacher John Scopes challenged the law--and set off a gripping circus of a legal battle. Two masterminds faced off in a blistering courtroom debate over creationism and natural selection, each armed with the books they believed belonged in classrooms. Celebrity politician William Jennings Bryan relied on the Bible to make his case, while legal luminary Clarence Darrow defended Charles Darwin's groundbreaking books On the Origin of Species and The Descent of Man. Their clash would go down in history as the Scopes Monkey Trial.
A century later, here is the riveting truth of what happened and why it matters. For a nation still arguing about the books and ideas that young people should encounter, award-winning author Debbie Levy delivers an important, insightful and expertly-researched account of our history that illuminates the challenges we face today.