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Tables of Contents for Scopes Trial
Chapter/Section Title
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Foreword
iii
Preface
iv
PART ONE Introduction: The Scopes Trial and the Birth of Modern America
1
72
Evolution before the 1920s
3
5
The Struggle against ``Modernity'' and Modernism
8
5
William Jennings Bryan and the Antievolution Argument
13
7
The Bulter Bill and the Fight for the Public Schools
20
4
Making a Test Case
24
4
Opening Day: The Attorneys and Their Strategies
28
5
Days Two through Four: Religious Freedom vs. Legislative Authority
33
6
Days Five and Six: Experts and Outsiders
39
7
And on the Seventh Day, Bryan Took the Stand
46
4
Aftermath: From Scopes to Creationism
50
6
South vs. North or Country vs. City? Region and Ruralism in the Antievolution Conflict
56
3
The Role of the Schools: Academic Freedom vs. Majority Rule
59
7
Race and Evolution
66
4
Women and Gender in the Scopes Trial
70
3
PART TWO The Scopes Trial Day by Day: Transcript and Commentary
73
98
First Day's Proceedings: Friday, July 10, 1925
74
5
Partial Text of the Butler Law (Transcript)
74
1
Clarence Darrow Examines a Potential Juror (Transcript)
75
2
Jury Pious, Dayton Hot, July 11, 1925
77
2
Henry M. Hyde
Second Day's Proceedings: Monday, July 13, 1925
79
15
Court Opened with a Prayer by Reverend Moffett of Rhea County (Transcript)
80
1
Indictment Read (Transcript)
80
1
Defense and Prosecution Dispute Butler Law's Constitutionality (Transcript)
81
6
Darrow's Major Speech in Defense of Religious Liberty (Transcript)
87
6
Darrow's Speech Great but Futile, July 14, 1925
93
1
H. L. Mencken
Third Day's Proceedings: Tuesday, July 14, 1925
94
5
Defense Objects to Prayers; Prosecution Defends Practice (Transcript)
94
4
Courtroom Prayers Defended, July 21, 1925
98
1
Nashville Tennessean
Fourth Day's Proceedings: Wednesday, July 15, 1925
99
8
Darrow Proud of Agnosticism (Transcript)
99
1
Raulston Rules on Motion to Quash Indictment; Cases Outlined (Transcript)
100
2
Defense Pleads Not Guilty; Cases Outlined (Transcript)
102
1
Examination of Howard Morgan, One of Scopes's Students (Transcript)
103
2
Trial Shows Wisdom of Youth, October 1925
105
2
W. O. McGeehan
Fifth Day's Proceedings: Thursday, July 16, 1925
107
29
Defense Pleads for Expert Testimony (Transcript)
108
4
``Plain Sense'' of Law Makes Experts Unnecessary, Argues Prosecution (Transcript)
112
4
William Jennings Bryan's First Speech (Transcript)
116
10
Dudley Field Malone Replies to Bryan (Transcript)
126
5
Attorney General Stewart Answers Malone (Transcript)
131
3
Fairness Lies on the Defense's Side, July 29, 1925
134
2
Joseph Wood Krutch
Sixth Day's Proceedings: Friday, July 17, 1925
136
3
Raulston Rejects Expert Testimony; Darrow Offends (Transcript)
136
1
New Republic, Courts Should Not Rule over Legislature, July 8, 1925
137
2
Seventh Day's Proceedings: Monday, July 20, 1925
139
23
Darrow Objects to ``Read Your Bible'' Banner (Transcript)
139
4
Darrow Questions William Jennings Bryan on the Stand (Transcript)
143
2
Did the Whale Swallow Jonah? (Transcript)
145
1
Could Joshua Command the Sun to Stand Still? (Transcript)
146
3
Did the Flood Wipe Out Civilization? (Transcript)
149
4
Darrow Questions Bryan on Genesis (Transcript)
153
7
New York Times, Laughter at Bryan's Expense, July 21, 1925
160
2
Eighth Day's Proceedings: Tuesday, July 21, 1925
162
9
Court Strikes Bryan's Testimony (Transcript)
162
2
Jury Reaches a Verdict; Scopes Speaks (Transcript)
164
2
Farewell Remarks (Transcript)
166
2
Battle Now Over; Genesis Triumphant and Ready for New Jousts, July 18, 1925
168
3
H. L. Mencken
PART THREE The Scopes Trial and the Culture of the 1920s: The Documents
171
51
Cartoonists Draw the Scopes Trial
171
9
Dorman, No Wonder the Monkeys Are Worried, June 29, 1925
172
1
Rogers, Disbelievers in the Evolution Theory, June 20, 1925
173
1
Cross, Unduly Excited, June 25, 1925
174
1
Cargill, Education in the Higher Branches, 1925
175
1
Alley, The Light of Economic Liberty, May 7, 1925
176
2
Baltimore, Waiting, July 17, 1925
178
1
Alley, What Manner of Material So Enduring? May 3, 1925
179
1
Race and the Scopes Trial
180
9
Chicago Defender, If Monkeys Could Speak, May 23, 1925
180
2
Dayton Is America, September 1925
182
2
W. E. B. Du Bois
African Methodist Episcopal Church Minister Stands with Bryan, October 1925
184
1
Reverend John W. Norris
Racial Hierarchy Proves Evolution, July 13, 1925
185
1
P. W. Chamberlain
Race and Eugenics in A Civic Biology, 1914
186
3
George W. Hunter
Educational Freedom and the Scopes Trial
189
10
Who Shall Control Our Schools? June 1925
189
3
William Jennings Bryan
American Civil Liberties Union, Postwar Threats to Academic Freedom, 1931
192
1
American Federation of Teachers, Concern over Intolerance, July 18, 1925
193
2
American Association of University Professors, University Faculty Define Academic Freedom, 1915
195
2
Tennessee Can Dictate Curriculum, Not Answers, August 29, 1925
197
2
R. S. Woodworth
The Scopes Trial and the ``New Woman''
199
6
A Catholic Priest Argues Women Are Surrendering Their Moral Duty, October 1927
199
2
Father Hugh L. McMenamin
A Flapper Responds to Attacks on Youths, July 1926
201
1
Regina Malone
A Tennessee Woman Calls for Battle against Evolutionist Outsiders, June 29, 1925
202
2
Mrs. E. P. Blair
A Tennessee Mother Writes to Support the Butler Act, July 3, 1925
204
1
Mrs. Jesse Sparks
Religious Alternatives in the 1920s
205
5
Performing for the Lord: Sister Aimee Semple McPherson, December 1927
205
3
Sarah Comstock
Jesus as Business Executive, 1925
208
2
Bruce Barton
An Invasion of ``Outsiders''?
210
12
A Fundamentalist Defends Tennessee against Outside Invasion, December 26, 1925
210
2
Reverend John Roach Straton
A Modern Native American Scholar Decries the Invasion of European Science, 1995
212
3
Vine Deloria Jr.
APPENDIXES
A Chronology of Events Related to the Scopes Trial (1859-1999)
215
3
Questions for Consideration
218
2
Selected Bibliography
220
2
Index
222