Scopes was not allowed to teach evolution in the classroom.
But the larger outcome was that it showed the nation how ridiculous the limitation on teaching evolution was and brought it national attention resulting in many states changing laws to allow evolution to be taught.
See below link for a brief recount of this famous trial over the literary translation of The Bible:
Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution and fined. His conviction was overturned on appeal. The town attracted a large number of tourists, which was the whole purpose of the trial!
The people who believed in Darwinism and thought it was important for people to know, but it was illegal to teach thus creating the case Scopes trial
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John Scopes was found guilty and fined $100.00. The conviction was later reversed by the Tennessee Supreme Court on a technical point that the fine was excessive. The Court, however, upheld the the lawas consititutional.
Legally, William Jennings Bryan won the Scopes trial. But the long-term effect of the Scopes trial was the end of the fundamentalist movement and the rise of modernism and urban values such as evolution and science over religion.
Clarence Darrow was the supporter of free speech in the Scopes trial.
John T. Raulston was the judge in the Scopes trial.
Scopes was declared guilty, but people felt the law violated the Constitution. Scopes was fined and the law was upheld.
The Scopes Trial, formally known as "The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes" took place in Dayton, Tennessee.
The "Scopes Monkey Trial" is the nickname for the real-life trial.
Because John Scopes was teaching about the evolution of humans from apes (monkeys)
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.
The people who believed in Darwinism and thought it was important for people to know, but it was illegal to teach thus creating the case Scopes trial
John Scopes for teaching Evolution
John Scopes for teaching Evolution
In 1925 the State of Tennessee accused substitute high school teacher John T. Scopes of violating state law by teaching human evolution in a state-funded school. The trial is known as the Scopes Trial or the Scopes Monkey Trial. Scopes was found guilty and fined $100. The verdict subsequently was overturned.
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John scopes.