When evolution and creationism clashed in Dayton, Tennessee, the national news media was there, including Jazz Age newspaper celebrity H. L. Mencken. Articles, cartoons, and reports from the trial almost universally skewered William Jennings Bryan, representing his crusade against evolution as outdated, self-serving, or dangerously narrow-minded.
Browse political cartoons about Bryan and the trial in this gallery.
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The Unofficial observer. Political cartoon by William Bryan
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Waiting. Political cartoon by William Bryan.
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He Put Us On The Map. Political cartoon by William Bryan.
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Best Minds. Political cartoon by William Bryan.
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Let There Be Darkness. Political cartoon by William Bryan.
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The Verdict. Political cartoon by William Bryan.