Instructional Video7:21
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Brenda Wineapple - Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy and the Trial That Riveted a Nation

Higher Ed
Brenda Wineapple, author of Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial that Riveted a Nation, explains her interest in the 1925 Scopes Trial, a pivotal moment in American history that captivated the nation. The trial was covered...
Instructional Video4:29
Hip Hughes History

The Scopes Monkey Trial Explained in 5 Minutes: US History Review

6th - 12th
A super fast overview of this historic trial in 1925 that began to redefine how we teach science in our public school system
Instructional Video4:06
Mr. Beat

Scopes Monkey Trial (Story Time with Mr. Beat)

6th - 12th
Once upon a time an English naturalist and geologist named Charles Darwin came up with the theory of evolution. Evolution, now widely accepted as a theory, used to be very controversial. It rocked the entire world, as matter of fact. It...
News Clip0:49
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Beginning of Scopes Trial in Dayton, TN, regarding constitutionality of Tennessee law prohibiting teaching of evolution

Higher Ed
People passing through gate towards courthouse, sign touting Christian beliefs at left fg / attorney Dudley Field Malone posing outside courthouse with two men on either side of him / posing for photo opportunity from left to right...
News Clip0:42
Hearst Metrotone News

U.S. attorney Clarence Darrow speaks out against the National Recovery Administration.

Higher Ed
U.S. attorney Clarence Darrow speaks out against the National Recovery Administration.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scopes Trial

9th - 10th
View scenes from the 1960 Paramount and Pathe News film "Greatest Headlines of the Century" that chronicled the Scopes Trial of 1925. Consider both sides of the debate on this landmark case.