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The Scopes "Monkey" Trial was end result of a discussion between a school administration in Tennessee about teaching the concept of evolution in a Biology class. Under Tennessee law in the 1920s, teaching "evolution" was not allowed as it pertains to human development because it differed with the account of human origin found in Genesis. The biology teacher of this school agreed to be the defendant in a court case that would be brought against him with the aim of showing that the law was outdated and needed to be revised. The plan backfired and set back science education in Tennessee and many other parts of the United States by several decades. It's lasting effect is felt even today when people refuse to acknowledge evolution as anything but a theory.

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