A re-enactment of the 1925 trial of a school teacher who taught Darwinian theory in his classroom, sparked by a student's request to learn more about evolution. The trial, known as the "Monkey Trial", featured prominent attorneys Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan in a historic battle of wits.
Inherit the Wind
In 1925, a science teacher's fate hung in the balance as two renowned lawyers clashed over the teacher's alleged crime: spreading the concept of evolution.