The Scopes Trial was about teaching the theory of evolution in public schools.
The Scopes trial, formally listed as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, was a turning point for the teaching of evolution in schools. John Scopes purposefully incriminated himself to force an upturn on the Tennessee's Butler Act, which made it unlawful to teach human evolution in schools funded by the state.
It lasted TWELVE days, from July 10, 1925 to July 21, 1925.
Evolution and Christianity
The Scopes trial did not attract as much public interest as is imagined in retrospect. As the trial took place in 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee, anyone interested would likely have followed the trial by reading the accounts in the newspapers and from wire services. However, the trial holds the distinction of being the first legal proceeding to be carried on live radio. The Chicago radio station WGN was barely a year old, but arranged for a live broadcast of the trial (including the final day outside the court building). The coverage was coordinated by announcer Quinn Ryan. (see related link)
John T. Raulston was the judge in the Scopes trial.
William Jennings Bryan was part of the prosecution team during the Scopes Monkey Trial.
No William Jennings Bryan Died Five Days After The Trial.
John Scopes
They tried to protect the teachers Freedom of Speech
The Scopes Monkey trial pertained to a high school teacher teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in defiance of the law that prohibited that.
In 1925 the State of Tennessee accused substitute high school teacher John T. Scopes of violating state law by teaching human evolution in a state-funded school. The trial is known as the Scopes Trial or the Scopes Monkey Trial. Scopes was found guilty and fined $100. The verdict subsequently was overturned. The trial featured two famous attorneys. William Jennings Bryan argued for the prosecution. Clarence Darrow represented Scopes.
The prosecutor of the Scopes trail was William Jennings Bryan, or known as Matthew Harrison Brady in the book "Inherit the Wind".
The Scopes Trial, formally known as "The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes" took place in Dayton, Tennessee.
The nickname of the trial in "Inherit the Wind" is often referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial.
Because John Scopes was teaching about the evolution of humans from apes (monkeys)
The Scopes trial was controversial because Americans had so many differing opinions. The debate continues today. ~APEX