In 1924, Clarence Darrow defended Leopold and Loeb, two teenagers accused of kidnapping and killing Bobby Franks, a 14 year old boy.
defended teacher John Scopes on behalf of the ACLU.
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Henry Drummond (Clarence Darrow in the real trial) defended the teacher, Bertram Cates, (John Scopes in the real trial) for teaching evolution.
The question is stated incorrectly. William Jenning Bryan actually PROSECUTED Scopes on behalf of the State of Tennessee which at the time, had a law against the teaching of evolution. Scopes teaching of evolution was DEFENDED by Clarence Darrow. See below link:
Bryan represented the state which had a law against teaching evolution and believed totally the Bible account of the creation. Darrow was an atheist who was against the state law, defended evolution and Stokes's right to teach it.
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Academic freedom and religionEvolution and the role of science and religion in public schools and in American Society. John T. Scopes, a biology teacher, was tried for teaching Darwinism in a Tennessee public school--which was at the time, illegal.Scopes trial was a 1925 case that debated by William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. Scopes was tried to challenged the Tennessee law by teaching the Evolution. Darrow believed in free speech, and Bryan believed in fundamentalism. This trial took place in Tennessee.
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In 1924, Clarence Darrow defended Leopold and Loeb, two teenagers accused of kidnapping and killing Bobby Franks, a 14 year old boy.
The famous 1925 "monkey trial" was on the subject of teaching evolution.
defended teacher John Scopes on behalf of the ACLU.
Clarence Darrow volunteered his services to the defense. After many changes back and forth, the defense team finally consisted of Darrow, ACLU attorney Arthur Garfield Hays, and Dudley Field Malone.
Clarence Darrow's birth name is Darrow, Clarence Seward.
It was Clarence Darrow who is better known for the Scopes Monkey trial in 1925.