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Professor Ed Larson Interviewed in "Trial of the Century: Why 100 Years Later, the Scopes Case Still Matters" -- The Tennessean

Professor Edward J. Larson is interviewed in the Tennessean article, "Trial of the Century: Why 100 Years Later, the Scopes Case Still Matters." The article considers the case State of Tennessee v. John Scopes, argued in July 1925, as the nation continues to debate what is taught in schools and how. 

Excerpt from "Trial of the Century: Why 100 Years Later, the Scopes Case Still Matters"

“Scopes was the first-ever battle in the culture wars,” said Edward Larson, a historian and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Summer For the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion.”

“We may not be fighting about creation and evolution now, but the larger battles still continue.”

The complete article may be found at The Tennessean