Scopes Trial Museum

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The Scopes Trial Museum is a historical museum in Dayton, Tennessee, dedicated to interpreting and preserving the history and legacy of the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial on the teaching of evolution in public schools.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf history museum
museum
associatedWithField evolutionary biology
history of education
legal history
religious studies
associatedWithPerson Clarence Darrow NERFINISHED
John T. Scopes NERFINISHED
William Jennings Bryan NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Rhea County Courthouse NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dedicatedToEvent Scopes Monkey Trial NERFINISHED
Scopes Trial NERFINISHED
dedicatedToTopic history of science and religion in the United States
history of the Scopes Trial
teaching of evolution in public schools
focusesOnLegalCase State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes NERFINISHED
focusTimePeriod 1920s
1925
hasCollectionType archival documents
historical artifacts
interpretive exhibits
newspaper clippings
photographs
trial transcripts
hasEducationalProgram guided tours
interpretive displays about the 1920s
school group programs
hasLanguage English
hasPublicAccess true
hasTypeOfExhibit permanent exhibits
temporary exhibits
locatedIn Dayton, Tennessee NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory American South NERFINISHED
Rhea County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Tennessee NERFINISHED
mainTheme American legal history
academic freedom
conflict between evolution and creationism in education
name Scopes Trial Museum NERFINISHED
nearbyAttraction Rhea County Courthouse NERFINISHED
operatedAs public museum
regionServed Dayton community
visitors to East Tennessee
subjectOf tourism brochures about Dayton, Tennessee
touristAttraction true

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Rhea County Courthouse hasMuseum Scopes Trial Museum