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Mentioned in 8 episodes

Inherit the Wind

Book • 1955

Jerome Lawrence

Inherit the Wind, written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, is a play inspired by the Scopes Trial of 1925.

The story takes place in the fictional town of Hillsboro, where high school science teacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching evolution.

The play explores themes of freedom of speech and thought, drawing parallels with McCarthyism.

It features key characters such as Henry Drummond, who defends Cates, and Matthew Harrison Brady, who prosecutes him.

The play emphasizes the importance of mutual respect for differing opinions and the pursuit of truth through open discussion and free thought.

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Mentioned in 8 episodes

Mentioned by

Chris Staron

as a hit Broadway play about McCarthyism set in a town similar to Dayton, Tennessee.

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as a great play offering singular lessons in the rule of law.

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Mentioned by

Erica Mandy

as the subject of the Scopes Monkey Trial.

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It's portrayed as a moral victory in this fictional account.

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Mentioned by Chris Starin as a Broadway play-turned-movie that presented a fictionalized version of the Scopes Trial.

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Mentioned by

Jim Underdown

, though he advises against using it for historical accuracy about the Scopes Monkey Trial.

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Mentioned by

Kenneth Kemp

as a play based on the Scopes trial, widely read and watched in American high schools.

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Mentioned by

Donovan Hohn

as the 1955 play that fictionalized the Scopes trial.

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Mentioned as the classic film and play that inspired 'The Wise of Heart'.

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