Brainwaves Video Anthology
Brenda Wineapple - Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy and the Trial That Riveted a Nation
Brenda Wineapple, author of Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial that Riveted a Nation, explains her interest in the 1925 Scopes Trial, a pivotal moment in American history that captivated the nation. The trial was covered...
Hip Hughes History
The Scopes Monkey Trial Explained in 5 Minutes: US History Review
A super fast overview of this historic trial in 1925 that began to redefine how we teach science in our public school system
Hip Hughes History
The Grange Explained in 3 Minutes: US History Review
Learn the very basics about the 19th century Grange formation. What did they want, whom did they hate on?
Curated Video
William Jennings Bryan: Flag of an Empire Speech
Former U.S. Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan spoke in Indianapolis back in 1900 on the opposition of Imperialism within America. The speech has since been entitled Flag of an Empire.
Professor Dave Explains
Woodrow Wilson: A World War and a League of Nations (1913 - 1921)
Woodrow Wilson was president during a time when a lot was changing in the world. World War I broke out, and as hard as he tried to keep America out of it, it was inevitable that it enter the action, only to emerge as the world's premiere...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks at William Jennings Bryan statue unveiling
Veiled statue surrounded by seated audience on rainy day, audience stands / CU man with crowd and flags behind him / MS veil is dropped from statue / MS seated audience members with umbrellas from behind / MS statue / MS seated audience...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
William Jennings Bryan campaigns for Woodrow Wilson in 1916 Presidential Election
MS Former US Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan gladhands from rear platform of train while campaigning for President Woodrow Wilson's re-election / MS Bryan stands up in open top car to take a bow / LS high angle view of crowd...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
US dignitaries pose for group shot in Washington, DC as the Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in CA
PAN RIGHT group photo of members of President Woodrow Wilson's cabinet and other dignitaries, gathered in Washington, DC for a photo at the start of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, CA; they doff their hats / MS...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Beginning of Scopes Trial in Dayton, TN, regarding constitutionality of Tennessee law prohibiting teaching of evolution
People passing through gate towards courthouse, sign touting Christian beliefs at left fg / attorney Dudley Field Malone posing outside courthouse with two men on either side of him / posing for photo opportunity from left to right...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: William Jennings Bryan: An Electrifying Orator
Listen to this NPR radio diary about William Jennings Bryan, Democratic presidential candidate in 1896. Learn about his "Cross of Gold" speech and why it was so stirring, and find out about the differences between those who supported...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scopes Trial
View scenes from the 1960 Paramount and Pathe News film "Greatest Headlines of the Century" that chronicled the Scopes Trial of 1925. Consider both sides of the debate on this landmark case.