1. The Scopes Monkey Trial

2. Fundamentalism The Protestant Movement grounded in literal, or nonsymbolic, interpretation of the Bible. Fundamentalists rejected the theory of evolution, especially ideas of human evolving from apes Became an issue in public schools (teaching of evolution)

3. The Scopes Trial John T. Scopes was put on trial for teaching evolution Hired Clarence Darrow of the ACLU to defend him in court American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) William Jennings Bryan served as a special prosecutor

4. Aftermath Trial was not only about teaching evolution in public schools (Scopes found guilty) Trial became a debate on the role of science and religion in public schools AND American society