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The Trial of John T. Scopes
John T. Scopes (1900- 1970) High School science teacher Charged on May 5, 1925 with teaching evolution from a textbook which showed ideas developed from those set out in Darwin’s On the Origin of Species Case financed by ACLU to test Butler Act, which made it a crime to teach anything but biblical creation in any state-
The Scopes Monkey Trial Conceived as a publicity stunt to bring business into the town of Dayton, Tennessee Scopes asked to deliberately break the law Prosecution led by William Jennings Bryan Defense led by Clarence Darrow Scopes convicted on July 21st and fined $100 Conviction overturned on appeal Trial becomes seminal event in creation/evolution debate Butler Act not repealed by the Tennessee legislature until 1967
William Jennings Bryan (1860- 1925) Democrat ran for president in 1896 (youngest ever to do so) Also ran in 1900, 1908 Populist, against banks and big business Became Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson Devout Christian Dies five days after Scopes verdictBryan running for president, 1896
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