In this week's Pryor Center archive, we go back to the 1980s when a state law putting creation science on par with evolution in the classroom led to a contentious federal lawsuit.
Inside the Arkansas 1981 'Monkey' Law Trial
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In this week's Pryor Center archive, we go back to the 1980s when a state law putting creation science on par with evolution in the classroom led to a contentious federal lawsuit.