The Scopes Trial shocked America. Tennessee schoolteacher John Scopes brought the question of teaching evolution in schools to every dinner table. In a lively interpretative introduction to the manuscript of the trial and subsequent newspaper reports, Jeffrey Moran analyzes the trial and its impact on the moral fiber of the country and the educational system, and examines the race and gender issues that arose from the debate. Telling political cartoons and evocative photographs add a colorful dimension to this collection, which also includes a chronology of events, questions for consideration, and a bibliography.