Pat Guffey

Pat Guffey is a 79-year-old Rhea County historian and former high school biology teacher from Dayton, Tennessee, with deep familial ties to the infamous Scopes monkey trial. Her great-grandfather attended to Clarence Darrow, the defense lawyer, while her great-grandmother was related to Charles Darwin. Guffey reflects on the trial's legacy, emphasizing its impact on perceptions of education in her community as Dayton prepares to commemorate the trial's centenary with a week-long festival.