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Anniversary information added. Apr 14, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 09, 2026
Media added. Jul 18, 2025
Article revised and updated. Jul 18, 2025
Modified link of Web site: Famous Trials - Clarence Darrow (1857-1938). Mar 04, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - Clarence Darrow and His Ties to Kansas. Nov 28, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Mary Washington - Clarence Darrow. Oct 03, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 26, 2024
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Clarence Darrow, Equal Opportunity Defender. Nov 24, 2023
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Clarence Darrow. Sep 29, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Missouri-Kansas city - School of Law - Who is Clarence Darrow? Jul 25, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Minnesota Law Library - The Clarence Darrow Digital Collection. Jun 02, 2023
Add new Web site: Famous Trials - Clarence Darrow (1857-1938). Mar 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University - Clarence Darrow. Mar 25, 2021
Add new Web site: Ohio History Central - Biography of Clarence S. Darrow. Feb 22, 2019
Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of Clarence Darrow. May 27, 2014
Media added. Jun 27, 2013
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Clarence Darrow. Apr 10, 2013
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Clarence Darrow. Apr 10, 2013
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - American Experience - Clarence Darrow. Apr 09, 2013
Added photograph. Apr 12, 2011
Added new Web site: Famous Trials - Tennessee vs. John Scopes - The "Monkey Trial". Aug 31, 2006
Added new Web site: Famous Trials - Clarence Seward Darrow. Aug 31, 2006
Added new Web site: Famous Trials - Clarence Seward Darrow. Aug 31, 2006
Added new Web site: Famous Trials - Tennessee vs. John Scopes - The "Monkey Trial". Aug 31, 2006
Added new Web site: Famous Trials - Illinois v. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. Aug 31, 2006
Added new Web site: Famous Trials - Illinois v. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. Aug 31, 2006
Added new Web site: Famous Trials - Bill Haywood Trial. Aug 30, 2006
Added new Web site: Famous Trials - Bill Haywood Trial. Aug 30, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jan 12, 2000
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