Scopes "Monkey" Trial

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United States legal history event criminal trial landmark court case legal case

The Scopes "Monkey" Trial was a landmark 1925 American legal case in which high school teacher John T. Scopes was prosecuted for teaching evolution, symbolizing the national clash between modern science and religious fundamentalism.

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instanceOf United States legal history event ⓘ
criminal trial ⓘ
landmark court case ⓘ
legal case ⓘ
appealCourt Tennessee Supreme Court ⓘ
appealOutcome conviction overturned on technicality ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
court Criminal Court of Tennessee ⓘ
date 1925 ⓘ
defendant John T. Scopes ⓘ
defendantOccupation high school teacher ⓘ
defenseAttorney Arthur Garfield Hays ⓘ
Dudley Field Malone ⓘ
endDate 1925-07-21 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Scopes "Monkey" Trial ⓘ
surface form: Scopes Trial

Scopes "Monkey" Trial ⓘ
surface form: Scopes evolution trial

State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes ⓘ
historicalSignificance key event in the evolution–creationism controversy ⓘ
landmark in American cultural history ⓘ
issue constitutionality of anti-evolution laws ⓘ
teaching evolution in public schools ⓘ
jurisdiction Tennessee ⓘ
surface form: State of Tennessee
lawInvolved Butler Act ⓘ
leadDefenseAttorney Clarence Darrow ⓘ
legalCharge violating the Butler Act ⓘ
legalTheme academic freedom ⓘ
separation of church and state ⓘ
location Dayton, Tennessee ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive national press coverage ⓘ
mediaInnovation one of the first U.S. trials broadcast on radio ⓘ
organizedBy American Civil Liberties Union ⓘ
participant Clarence Darrow ⓘ
John T. Scopes ⓘ
William Jennings Bryan ⓘ
popularCultureDepiction 1960 film "Inherit the Wind" ⓘ
play "Inherit the Wind" ⓘ
prosecutedPerson John T. Scopes ⓘ
prosecutor William Jennings Bryan ⓘ
sentence $100 fine ⓘ
sponsor American Civil Liberties Union ⓘ
startDate 1925-07-10 ⓘ
state Tennessee ⓘ
subjectMatter interpretation of the Book of Genesis ⓘ
teaching of human evolution ⓘ
symbolizes conflict between modern science and religious fundamentalism ⓘ
debate over evolution in education ⓘ
verdict guilty ⓘ

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