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The Importance Of John Scopes Trial
Time Period - In lecture six we talked about the Scopes Trial. The trial began on July 10, 1925. During this time period court trials would drag out and last months but this trial ended on July 21, 1925, lasting only eleven days. This was a very controversial topic at the time because the trial was about the teaching of evolution in schools.
Importance - John Scopes was a high school teacher, charged for violating the law that banned the teaching of evolution in schools. This was an important trial because John Scopes and many scientists felt strongly about evolution being taught in schools. When Scopes went to trial many people supported him but his lawyers were uniformed about evolution. Hia trial ended up being about Christianity and the
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