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Gene Kelly Portrays H.L. Mencken – ‘Inherit The Wind’

https://youtu.be/of5-UrqhtXA?si=oa5VOQd7krgp-3kH Gene Kelly as E.K. Hornbeck: Bringing H.L. Mencken to Life in Inherit the Wind When Inherit the Wind (1960) was released, audiences met E.K. Hornbeck, a sharp-tongued journalist covering the Scopes Monkey Trial. Played by Gene Kelly, Hornbeck was a thinly disguised version of H.L. Mencken, the real-life reporter who covered the actual […]

Tennessee Passed A New ‘Monkey Bill’ In 2012. It’s Still In Force

https://youtu.be/dXv4Y_mcN4c?si=Z44DkHonk4e01hEx The 2012 Tennessee law shares some similarities with the law at the center of the Scopes Trial. Both laws reflect an attempt to restrict or influence the teaching of evolution in public schools. While the 1925 law directly prohibited the teaching of evolution, the 2012 law sought to create space for alternative viewpoints by […]