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Scopes trial

The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, also known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case from July 10 to July 21, 1925, in which a high school teacher, John T. Scopes, was accused of violating the Butler Act, a Tennessee state law which outlawed the teaching of human evolution in public schools. The trial was deliberately staged in…

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Court
Criminal Court of Tennessee
Decided
July 21, 1925; 101 years ago (July 21, 1925)
Full case name
The State of Tennessee vs. John Thomas Scopes
Judge sitting
John Tate Raulston
Subsequent action
Scopes v. State (1926)

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Appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee

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related to Bibliography · 119
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related to Further reading · 92
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related to External links · 49
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related to Media coverage and publicity · 35
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related to Music · 34
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related to Stage, film, and television · 34
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related to Anti-evolution movement · 24
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related to Creation versus evolution debate · 22
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related to Teaching of science · 19
Scopes trial → ACLU, Bryan Bible League, Butler, Christian Faith, Defenders, George Gaylord Simpson, Grabiner, However, Hunter, Miller, Of, Scopes, Some, The, The Scopes, This, Though, United States, William Jennings Bryan's
related to Commemoration · 17
Scopes trial → Between, Biblical, Bryan, Bryan College, Christian, Dayton, Historic Places, Located, May, National Historic Landmark, National Park Service, National Register, Rhea County Heritage, Scopes Trial Museum, The Rhea County Courthouse, This, William Jennings Bryan

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Scopes trialDecidedJuly 21, 1925; 101 years ago (July 21, 1925)1.00infobox
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Scopes trialJudge sittingJohn Tate Raulston1.00infobox
Scopes trialSubsequent actionScopes v. State (1926)1.00infobox
Scopes trialVerdictGuilty (overturned on technicality)1.00infobox
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Scopes trialrelated to Anti-evolution movementThe0.60section
Scopes trialrelated to Anti-evolution movementArizona0.60section
Scopes trialrelated to Anti-evolution movementCalifornia0.60section
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