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The Scopes monkey trial took place 100 years ago, but the fight isn’t over
Scopes was arrested on May 9 and the trial started July 10. The Scopes trial became sensational largely because it brought ...
ABC News12d
How an anti-evolution law a century ago set up an infamous showdown over religion in public schools
Tennessee lawmakers were the first to take the step, passing the Butler Act on March 13, 1925, banning the teaching of any theory saying humanity descended from a “lower order of animal” in ...
The Baltimore Sun12d
The Scopes monkey trial took place 100 years ago, but the fight isn’t over
Tennessee lawmakers were the first to take the step, passing the Butler Act on March 13, 1925, banning the teaching of any theory saying humanity descended from a “lower order of animal” in ...
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How an anti-evolution law a century ago set up an infamous showdown over religion in public schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — (AP) — They called it the “monkey trial.” It was supposed to be a publicity stunt. A hundred years later, it is remembered as far more. In March 1925, Tennessee became ...
Houston Chronicle12d
The Scopes monkey trial took place 100 years ago, but the fight isn't over
Tennessee lawmakers were the first to take the step, passing the Butler Act on March 13, 1925, banning the teaching of any theory saying humanity descended from a “lower order of animal” in ...