Today Is Anniversary of Scopes Trial

Today, according to Wired, is the 83rd anniversary of the end of the famous "Scopes Monkey Trial" in which high school teacher John Scopes was found guilty of violating a Tennessee law against teaching evolution. The Advocate yesterday reviews a new account of the trial written for young adults in free verse form. Ringside 1925 by Jen Bryant is an account of the trial from the persepctives of nine people watching it. It was published by Knopf Books for Young Readers in February 2008.