I think that is FALSE but i am not sure
His teaching of the theory of evolution lead him to be arrested, as this broke a Tennessee state law. The AFT supported him, as he was willing to challenge government interference in with the science curriculum.
You can do this in a variety of ways. If one has the money for it you can start bribing mayors and law enforcement officials to look the other way and gain influence. If there is a racist movement going on campaign in favor of that to feed off of those angry people. This is like how Hitler became Chancellor of Germany.
Another way is to start a revolution in the country against something that the citizens are very unhappy with. Declare yourself as the leader of the revolution. Make sure the revolution is a success. When the revolution is a success, you will be seen as a hero and instantly gain favor of the people. Once this happens make sure you remove all rivals (personal rivals, political rivals, so on) from the country and start centralizing your power. Start spending country funds on militarization and starve your people to intimidate them. Make your people worship you. Have pictures of you, the Great Leader, in the living rooms of every house by law. This is how the leaders of North Korea have done, and they are still worshipped by their people today.
Rural Americans were much more self-sufficient than Urban Americans. They had farms or often went hunting or similar things and didn't rely that much on money and getting manufactured goods or store-bought food. Urban Americans however had other opportunities such as higher chance of chasing their careers or educating themselves or participating in daily life and political events and similar things.
