When did American Experience Season 14 Episode 9 air?
American Experience Season 14 Episode 9 aired on February 23, 2002 at 8 PM ET.
American Experience
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
Season 14 · Episode 9
Monkey Trial
Aired Feb 23, 2002at 8PM·55m
Recalling the "epic battle" over evolution waged in 1925 by fundamentalist titan William Jennings Bryan and freethinking Clarence Darrow. This chronicle also explores trial oddities. It was held in Dayton, Tenn., because civic boosters wanted to put the town "on the map." Then there's John Scopes, the football coach (teaching science was a side job) who volunteered to be prosecuted. The offending book he used was Tennessee's "official" science text. Moreover, as he wrote in his memoirs, he didn't recall ever actually teaching evolution.
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How long is American Experience Season 14 Episode 9?
This episode runs for approximately 55 minutes.
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