The Scopes Trial, aka the Monkey Trial, played out in Dayton, Tennessee, in
the summer of 1925. It all stemmed from a state law prohibiting the teaching
of evolution.
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The Scopes Trial, aka the Monkey Trial, played out in Dayton, Tennessee, in
the summer of 1925. It all stemmed from a state law prohibiting the teaching
of evolution.
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