The Immediate Ripple: How the Scopes Trial Shook American Society
The Trial as a Media Spectacle and its Impact The Press and Public Attention The humid Tennessee air hung heavy over Dayton in the summer of 1925. The town, usually a quiet backwater, buzzed with an unprecedented energy. Newspapers blared headlines, reporters from across the nation jostled for position, and a crowd, a veritable mob … Read more
