Keeping the Faith by Brenda Wineapple

In Keeping the Faith, Brenda Wineapple takes us back to the early 1900sa time marked by racism, intolerance, and global conflict. She focuses on the Scopes trial, a crucial legal case that highlighted deep divisions in American society. The trial was about much more than just teaching evolution in schools; it touched on fundamental issues that still divide Americans today.

Wineapple, known for her award-winning book *The Impeachers*, explains how the Scopes trial quickly became a media circus, drawing huge crowds and global attention. The trial featured two major figures: Clarence Darrow, a brilliant but controversial lawyer who defended the idea that people should have the freedom to think and learn without restriction, and William Jennings Bryan, a well-known politician who argued that teaching evolution undermined the Bible's teachings and led to a society without morals or meaning.

Note: This is an illustration of the main book keeping the faith but not an affiliate of the original book

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