AMST 430		MICHAEL R. H. SWANSON Ph. D
*The South*		OFFICE: Feinstein College 111
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Spring, 2001		E-mail: mrhs@alpha.rwu.edu

Week of April 16, 2001

For Tuesday, April 17

See the assignment for April 10.

For Thursday, April 19

READ: in The American South, a History
Chapter 24, "Religion and Culture in the New South" pp. 608 - 634
In Major Problems,
Chapter 10, Doc. 5 "The Rev. Amzi Clarence Dixon on the Evils of Evolution" pp. 293-5
Chapter 10, Doc. 6 "Dr. William L. Poteat Criticizes Fundamentalism" pp. 295-7

WEB WORK.

Visit http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/scopes.htm This is a very thorough site documenting one of the most famous courtroom trials in American history. Denominated "the Monkey Trial" by reporters, the case of The State of Tennessee vs. John Scopes fascinated the nation like few trials previous to it. This site will deserve a lot of your attention. Allow ample time to look it over. Notice ways in which "outsiders" evaluated the "southern" position. Where, if anywhere, were there pockets of sympathy. Does the author of the website indicate any personal bias?