Center of the Storm

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Center of the Storm is the autobiography of John T. Scopes, reflecting on his role in the famous 1925 "Scopes Monkey Trial" over the teaching of evolution in American public schools.

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instanceOf autobiography
non-fiction book
about State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
surface form: 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial

academic freedom
conflict between science and religion
evolution education controversy in the United States
author John T. Scopes
coAuthor James Presley
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describesRoleOf John T. Scopes
surface form: John T. Scopes as defendant in Scopes Trial
describesTheme legal challenge to anti-evolution laws
personal reflections on public controversy
focusesOnEvent Scopes "Monkey" Trial
surface form: Scopes Monkey Trial
genre autobiography
legal history
language English
mainSubject John T. Scopes
Scopes "Monkey" Trial
surface form: Scopes Trial

teaching of evolution in American public schools
narrativePerspective first-person
protagonist John T. Scopes
setting Dayton, Tennessee
timePeriodDescribed 1920s
Scopes Trial era
workSubject evolution vs. creationism debate in schools

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John T. Scopes authorOf Center of the Storm