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Friday, July 10, 2009

Scopes "Monkey Trial" began in Tennessee

On July 10, 1925, the Scopes "Monkey Trial" on the teaching of evolution began in Daton, Tennessee, pitting Clarence Darrow and John Scopes against William Jennings Bryant.

John Scopes

Learn more about the Scopes Monkey Trial in JURIST's Famous Trials series.



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