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A very good look at the Scopes Monkey Trial that pit prosecuting attorney, William Jennings Bryan against defense attorney, Clarence Darrow. Read about the issues, the media circus at the trial, and eventual outcome. Find the basis of the trial, the Butler Law, and a partial transcript of the trial.
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teaching evolution, ushistory.org, 1920s morality, aimee semple mcpherson, american civil liberties union, billy sunday, butler law, christian fundamentalism, darrow's defense strategy, darwin's theory of evolution, independence hall association, john t. scopes, scopes monkey trial, literal interpretation of the bible
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- Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)