Truman trial heats up
Junior Kevin Parker, playing the role of a defense attorney, slams his fist in frustration during a heated cross-examination of the witness Leo Szilard, portrayed by junior Ramin Izadi - Photo by Lauren Redding
May 22, 2009 • written by Lauren Redding
Filed under News Archives
May 22 marked the first day of John Kirkendall’s annual Harry Truman mock trial for his ordering of the dropping of the atomic bomb. A select group of students in Kirkendall’s American Studies II class were chosen to be the attorneys; the other students in the class participated as witnesses or jury members. The mock trial will continue through next week, at which point the jurors will decide the fate of President Truman.
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