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Scopes 'Monkey' Trial by Alison Weiss " I think this case will be remembered because it is the first case of this sort since we stopped trying people in America for witchcarft, because here we have done our best to turn back the tide that has sought to force itself upon this modern world, of testing every fact in science by a religious dictem. This is all I care to say. "  --Clarence Darrow at the conclusion of the trial.  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  Overview The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial was a trial that took place during 1925. It was about teaching the Theory of Evolution in public schools. It was a battle between the Bible and science. The trial got the nickname 'monkey' trial because the Theory of Evolution said monkeys and humans descended from the same ancestors. =====

Fundamentalists Versus Modernist Charles Darwin introduced a theory that stated humans evolved from simpler life forms. Many people were upset by this because it went against what the Bible says about how humans were created. People called fundamentalists believe in what the Bible says about how God created people. But many others believed Darwin's theory was correct and wanted to teach it in public schools; those people were modernists. Not only scientists were modernists, few religious figures and average citizens accepted it because the idea was easy to grasp. Fundamentalists got upset when this theory was being taught to their children in schools and began trying to pass laws to prevent it.

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Before and After Butler's Law During the late 1800's and early 1900's evolution was taught in schools everywhere. In 1923, there were six different bills in six different states proposing a ban of evolution. Also, by 1930, 70 percent of public schools stopped teaching the subject and in four states, those bills were passed. Those states were Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and Arkansas. In 1925, a law called, Butler's Law was passed to make fundamentalists content. This was the first law that banned teaching evolution in schools.

media type="youtube" key="xOgI0b-tEAg" height="307" width="384" align="left" What Butler's Law Caused In a small town in Tennessee called Dayton, people wanted to test how strict the law was. They put an advertisement in the paper asking if any teacher would be willing to go against the law and teach evolution in their biology class. A man named John Scopes responded. They thought that if Scopes was put on trial, Dayton would gain lots of fame and if not, no harm done. The citizens of Dayton were correct, lots of fame came to this small town from the help of reporters, celebrity involvment, and souvenir vendors.

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http://www.worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/ Display.aspx?categoryid=22&searchtext= scopes+monkey+trial&type=simple&option=all& entryid=309948&issublink=true&fromsearch=false <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="color: #25dada; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Darrow and Bryan <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Two celebrities were going face to face against one another during the trial. One was Clarence Darrow. He is a famous lawyer who defended Scopes and strongly believed in the theory of evolution. The other public figure who was invold in the trial was William Jennings Bryan. Bryan is a politician who ran for president three times with no success. He was a fundamentalist and Bible specialist. Darrow challenged Bryan to be a witness during the trial.

<span style="color: #25dada; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">After the Trial <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Scopes lost the trial and faced a fine of one hundred dollars that was taken back due to a small legal mistake. Despite the fact that Scopes technically was defeated, modernists consider it to be a success because Darrow put up a much better fight and humiliated Bryan during the trial. In 1967, Bulter's Law was destroyed by the Tennessee state legislature. Even today, people argue about educating children about evolution in high schools. This trial also had an effect on how literally people take the bible becuase the promise of its truth went away.

<span style="color: #25dada; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">More Information <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">For more information on courts and trials, visit Sandra Day O'Connor's page. For more information on scientific dicsoveries, visit NASA's page. For further reading on Darwin's Theory of Evolution, read his book, [|On the Origin of Species] To view more videos about the Scopes Trial, go to youtube.com and watch the other seven videos in the series by djarm67.

<span style="color: #25dada; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Resources //The Devil on Trial by Phillip Margulies and Maxine Rosaler// []--ABC-CLIO []-- World Book Online Why We Remember by Herman J. Viola Video from youtube.com Darwin's book, On the Origin of Species, from google.com/books