jan 1, 1925 - Scope's Trial

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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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