1 ene 1925 año - Scope's Trial
Descripción:
The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes (the Scopes Monkey Trial)
Prosecution of science teacher John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school, which a recent bill had made illegal.
• Butler Act: made teaching evolution a misdemeanor
William Jennings Bryan, an anti-evolution activist, volunteered to represent the prosecution
Clarence Darrow represented Scopes
• Fundamentalism vs. Science
– Evolution in the classroom
– Public ridicule
– Fundamentalists and Conservatives withdraw from national politics
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fecha:
1 ene 1925 año
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~ 100 years ago