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====Date: [[:Category:2001|2001]]====
====Date: [[:Category:2001|2001]]====


====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]====
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]====


====Subject: [[:Category:Religion|Religion]]====
====Subject: [[:Category:Religion|Religion]]====


====Medium: [[:Category:Textbook|Textbook]]====
====Medium: [[:Category:Textbook|Textbook]]====
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'''Artist:''' Teachers of evolution and creationism
'''Artist:''' Teachers of evolution and creationism


'''Confronting Bodies:''' School Boards
'''Confronting Bodies:''' School Boards


'''Dates of Action:''' Controversy began in the 1920s with the Scopes Monkey's Trial.  Revisited in 2001 by the Kansas State Board of Education.
'''Dates of Action:''' Controversy began in the 1920s with the Scopes Monkey's Trial.  Revisited in 2001 by the Kansas State Board of Education.


'''Location:''' Across the United States, recently in Kansas
'''Location:''' Across the United States, recently in Kansas


'''Description of Artwork:''' Teaching evolution and creationism in science classes.  <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' Teaching evolution and creationism in science classes.  <P>


'''The Incident:''' Various battles existed whether evolution and creationism should be taught in science classes. <P>
'''The Incident:''' Various battles existed whether evolution and creationism should be taught in science classes. <P>


'''Results of Incident:''' In 2001, the Kansas State Board of Education decided to allow evolution and creationism to be part of the science curriculum. <P>
'''Results of Incident:''' In 2001, the Kansas State Board of Education decided to allow evolution and creationism to be part of the science curriculum. <P>


'''Source:''' Long Island Coalition Against Censorship, "Censorship in Schools and Libraries" exhibit
'''Source:''' Long Island Coalition Against Censorship, "Censorship in Schools and Libraries" exhibit
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