Things You Might Not Know About the Scopes Trial
Much as I love Inherit the Wind (both the old Spencer Tracy version and the 1998 television remake with Jason Robards, I can't help but realize that no drama ever captures the full scope of the reality underlying it. Truth is rarely so noble as fiction, much as we might wish it otherwise.
With that in mind, this post by Jim Lindgren of the Volokh Conspiracy reminds us that not every issue is as black and white as a good old movie. It's worth taking a look at just what was written in the book at issue. Reminds one of Tom's party conversation in The Great Gatsby.