1925
A key public controversy event shaping American anti-evolution politics, media framing, and educational memory.
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Why This Record Matters
Scopes is useful as a case dossier because it is both a legal event and a recurring rhetorical reference in creation/evolution controversy.
Topics
case public controversy education policy
Conceptual Connections
- public controversy
- education policy
- rhetoric
Primary Links
- Debates and controversy FAQ path Preserved Archive entry path for controversy-related material.
- Scopes FRA W. R. Elsberry's antievolution.org Scopes resource.
- Claims Index Claim-centered reference path for recurring argument patterns.