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This is a question that even the Encyclopedia Britannica gets wrong!
It is widely believed - probably due to the part taken by the fictional Matthew Harrison Brady in the play/films of "Inherit the Wind" - that the famous politician and fundamentalist, William Jennings Bryan acted as the chief prosecutor at the Scopes trial. But this is NOT correct.
The chief prosecutor at the real life Scopes "Monkey" trial was in fact Thomas A. "Tom" Stewart, Attorney General for the 18th district where the trial took place.
Stewart headed a team that included a further 7 people (in alphabetical order):
William Jennings Bryan (volunteer - assistant prosecutor)
William Jennings Bryan Jnr (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, W.J. Bryan's son)
Wallace Haggard (volunteer - assistant prosecutor)
Herbert Hicks (volunteer - assistant prosecutor)
Sue Hicks (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, Herbert Hicks' brother)
Ben McKenzie (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, retired district attorney-general)
J. Gordon McKenzie (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, Ben McKenzie's son)
(For the record, although he had qualified as a lawyer many years earlier, Bryan had not acted in a legal case for some 30 years before taking part in the Scopes trial.)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoWilliam Jennings Bryant. The trial was held in Dayton, Tennessee.
More precisly (and taken from Wikipedia rather then typing it in myself):
"The prosecution team was led by Tom Stewart, district attorney for the 18th Circuit (and future United States Senator), and included, in addition to Herbert and Sue Hicks, Ben B. McKenzie and William Jennings Bryan."
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∙ 13y agoIt is widely believed - probably due to the part taken by the fictional Matthew Harrison Brady in the play/films of "Inherit the Wind" - that the famous politician and fundamentalist, William Jennings Bryan acted as the chief prosecutor at the Scopes trial. But this is NOT correct.
The chief prosecutor at the real life Scopes "Monkey" trial was in fact Thomas A. "Tom" Stewart, Attorney General for the 18th district where the trial took place.
Stewart headed a team that included a further 7 people (in alphabetical order):
William Jennings Bryan (volunteer - assistant prosecutor)
William Jennings Bryan Jr (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, W.J. Bryan's son)
Wallace Haggard (volunteer - assistant prosecutor)
Herbert Hicks (volunteer - assistant prosecutor)
Sue Hicks (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, Herbert Hicks' brother)
Ben McKenzie (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, retired district attorney-general)
J. Gordon McKenzie (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, Ben McKenzie's son)
(For the record, although he had qualified as a lawyer many years earlier, Bryan had not acted in a legal case for some 30 years before taking part in the Scopes trial.)
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Who was the prosecutor during the scopes trial?
The prosecutor of the Scopes trail was William Jennings Bryan, or known as Matthew Harrison Brady in the book "Inherit the Wind".
Who was on trial in the scopes monkey trial?
John T. Raulston was the judge in the Scopes trial.
Who was the the prosecutor at the scopes trial?
It is widely believed - probably due to the part taken by the fictional Matthew Harrison Brady in the play/films of "Inherit the Wind" - that the famous politician and fundamentalist, William Jennings Bryan acted as the chief prosecutor at the Scopes trial. But this is NOT correct. The chief prosecutor at the real life Scopes "Monkey" trial was in fact Thomas A. "Tom" Stewart, Attorney General for the 18th district where the trial took place. Stewart headed a team that included a further 7 people (in alphabetical order): William Jennings Bryan (volunteer - assistant prosecutor) William Jennings Bryan Jr (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, W.J. Bryan's son) Wallace Haggard (volunteer - assistant prosecutor) Herbert Hicks (volunteer - assistant prosecutor) Sue Hicks (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, Herbert Hicks' brother) Ben McKenzie (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, retired district attorney-general) J. Gordon McKenzie (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, Ben McKenzie's son) (For the record, although he had qualified as a lawyer many years earlier, Bryan had not acted in a legal case for some 30 years before taking part in the Scopes trial.)
What is the Scopes trial involve?
It is the monkey trial it is when bert cates is put on trial for teaching evolution and brady the 3 time runner for president of USA is the prosecutor, in the end bert is charged. it takes place in tennesse
Who was clarence darrow's main supporters in the scopes trial?
William Jennings bryan, three-time democratic canadate for president and a devout fundamentalist, served as a speacial prosecutor.
Who was nominated by the democratic and populist parties in the 1896 presidential election ran for president of the us three times prosecutor in the scopes monkey trial?
William Jennings Bryan
How did the law change after the Scopes trial?
After the Scopes trial in 1925, state legislatures enacted more laws mandating the teaching of evolution in schools. However, anti-evolution laws persisted in some states until they were struck down by the Supreme Court in the 1960s. The trial helped shape public opinion and the legal landscape regarding the teaching of evolution in schools.
Who Wrote speeches entitled The Menace of Darwinism and The Bible and its enemies?
Anti-evolution leader and prosecutor of John Scopes during the controversial Scopes' Trial William Jennings Bryan wrote and spoke the speeches "The Menace of Darwinism" and "The Bible and its Enemies" in the 1920s.
Where did the Scopes Trial happen?
The Scopes Trial, formally known as "The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes" took place in Dayton, Tennessee.
Why was the scopes trial known as the monkey trial?
Because John Scopes was teaching about the evolution of humans from apes (monkeys)
What does Scopes trial mean?
The Scopes trial refers to the "Scopes-Monkey" trial in which a high school Science teacher in Tennessee violated the Butler Act that made it unlawful to teach evolution in schools. He was found guilty.
What or who was on the trial in the monkey trial?
John Scopes for teaching Evolution
