The Scopes Trial - What Really Happened?

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The Scopes trial took place in Dayton, a small town in Rhea County, Tennessee during the summer of 1925. The trial is best known for pitting William Jennings Bryan, a popular evangelist, against a legendary defense attorney Clarence Darrow. Bryan argued that Tennessee's anti-Darwin law should be upheld and Darrow agued for freedom of speech. The trial was one of the biggest media events in history. There were over 200 news media representatives and Dr. Cornelius reported …

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…should be a recorded factual account of the people and events that took place without regard to agendas, beliefs and emotions. References: Cornelius, R.M. (2005). Scopes Trial Scoop - The Trial Gavel Heard Round the World Retrieved June 12, 2005 from www.creationequation.com/scopestrialscoop Easterbrook, G. (n.d.) The Scopes Monkey Trial - Did you know that "creationism" was never <Tab/>mentioned at the Scopes trial? Retrieved June 12, 2005 from www.beliefnet.com