The Louisville Bar Association invites the public to a free screening of the classic film, “Inherit the Wind,” on Thursday, Nov. 6 at the Kentucky Science Center in its 4-story digital theater.

The film is based on the infamous 1925 Scopes “Monkey Trial,” in which a small-town school teacher is charged with teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution to his high school science class in violation of state law. He is defended by a renowned lawyer (portrayed by Spencer Tracy) and prosecuted by a fundamentalist politician (portrayed by Fredric March), characters fashioned after real-life adversaries Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, respectively, whose courtroom clashes are taken largely from transcripts of the actual trial.

The screening, which begins at 6:30 p.m., will be preceded by a brief discussion of legal issues raised by the film and how they resonate even today.

For more information, contact Communications Coordinator Jenny Bencomo at (502) 583-5314 or jbencomo@loubar.org. No RSVP necessary.