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El Supremo

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4. It's too bad about William Jennings Bryan.

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sat May 25, 2019, 07:47 PM

May 2019

He was one of the greatest progressive Democrats of his age. He was the Democratic nominee for President three times! The last time here in Denver in 1908. He was against the imperialism of McKinley and Roosevelt but for the early entrance of America in WWI. A complicated legacy. I think the play and movie presented him (Matthew Harrison Brady) in poor light. Bryan did die shortly after the Scopes trial.

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Just rewatched "Inherit The Wind"--- the movie based on the infamous "Monkey Trial". [View all] Atticus May 2019 OP

"He who has himself for an attorney, Devilsun May 2019 #1

In the end, Scopes lost the trial. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2019 #2

It was a publicity stunt. frogmarch May 2019 #3

It's too bad about William Jennings Bryan. El Supremo May 2019 #4

The old courthouse still stands in Dayton Tennessee Martin Eden May 2019 #5

This afternoon? homegirl May 2019 #6

We're on the same page. Some of the ignorance spouted could have been from nearly any Atticus May 2019 #8

I watched it today on TCM vlyons May 2019 #7

Intelligent life? Billy Ray Joe Bob. May 2019 #9