Scopes
Americannoun
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In the end, Scopes was convicted, which was later overturned on appeal.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2025
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
At the time, Plummer was costarring with Brian Dennehy in the Broadway revival of “Inherit the Wind,” the classic fictionalization of the Scopes monkey trial of the 1920s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2021
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
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