The ''Monkey Trials'' in North Carolina

Record #:

2445

Author(s):

Jones, Joe

Abstract:

In the 1925 General Assembly, Hoke County Representative S. Scott Poole introduced a bill to prohibit the teaching of evolution in state-supported schools. The issue was fought over by fundamentalists and education forces until its defeat in 1927.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 55 Issue 2, July 1987, p12, 32, por

Subject(s):

Poole, S. Scott; Evolution--Study and teaching--Laws and legislation

Full Text:

https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/state/827602?item=827664