Don’t Monkey with Education
May marks the 50th anniversary of the repeal of the infamous “Monkey Law,” which prohibited the teaching of evolution in Tennessee public schools. Adopted in 1925, the law led to the trial of John T. Scopes, a 24-year-old science teacher who was convicted of teaching evolution in his classroom. The verdict was later overturned, but the fight between religious fundamentalism and biological theory .
In honor of the demise of the Monkey Law, we’re offering a of our January 1959 issue with the article, “A Witness for the Scopes Trial.”
For more, purchase our ebook Evolution vs. Creationism: Inside the Controversy and our special edition , which lays out why humans are, despite what some may tell you, descended from apes.
today and dig into over 150 years of evolutionary science, plus you’ll receive:
• 1 year of print issues
• 1 year of digital access
• Access to the archive back to 1845
• App access back to 2012
May marks the 50th anniversary of the repeal of the infamous “Monkey Law,” which prohibited the teaching of evolution in Tennessee public schools. Adopted in 1925, the law led to the trial of John T. Scopes, a 24-year-old science teacher who was convicted of teaching evolution in his classroom. The verdict was later overturned, but the fight between religious fundamentalism and biological theory .
In honor of the demise of the Monkey Law, we’re offering a of our January 1959 issue with the article, “A Witness for the Scopes Trial.”
For more, purchase our ebook Evolution vs. Creationism: Inside the Controversy and our special edition , which lays out why humans are, despite what some may tell you, descended from apes.
today and dig into over 150 years of evolutionary science, plus you’ll receive:
• 1 year of print issues
• 1 year of digital access
• Access to the archive back to 1845
• App access back to 2012
