scopes

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The following year, he defended a Tennessee schoolteacher named John Scopes who was accused of teaching evolution.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024

As the centennial of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 approaches, a new study illustrates that the attitudes of Americans in Generation X toward evolution shifted as they aged.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

One hourlong episode will focus on the 1925 Scopes trial, in which a science teacher was prosecuted for informing students about Darwin’s theory of evolution.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Scopes had his day in court and although he was found guilty and fined $100, Tennessee did not come out of the trial unscathed.

From Salon • May 30, 2023

One of its earliest battles took place in 1925, with what became known as the Scopes Trial.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler