Scopes trial
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The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, also known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case from July 10 to July 21, 1925, in which a high school teacher, John T. Scopes, was accus
On the trial's seventh day, proceedings were moved outdoors because of excessive heat. William Jennings Bryan (seated, left) is being questioned by Clarence Darrow.
John T. Scopes and his legal counsels
John T. Scopes in 1925
Clarence Darrow in 1925, during the trial
Inherit the Wind (1960 film)
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Inherit the Wind is a 1960 American drama film directed by Stanley Kramer and based on the 1955 play of the same name written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee. It stars Spencer Tracy as lawyer
Scopes trial
…trial reports in 1925 that turned public opinion against creationism. The media's portrayal of Darrow's cross-examination of Bryan, and the play and movie Inherit the Wind (1960), have been credited with causing millions of Americans to ridicule religious-based opposition to the theory of evolution…
Inherit the Wind poster
Spencer Tracy, Harry Morgan, and Fredric March during the questioning of Brady by Drummond
Harry Morgan as the judge, Spencer Tracy as Drummond and Fredric March as Brady
Gene Kelly as Hornbeck