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Hear William Jennings Bryan deliver his “Cross of Gold” speech at the Democratic National Convention
William Jennings Bryan: presidential campaign poster William Jennings Bryan: 1908 presidential campaign William Jennings Bryan, c. 1908 Attorney Clarence Darrow and politician William Jennings Bryan sit at a table in a crowded courtroom during the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial in Dayton, Tennessee.
A human hand and a gorilla's hand both reach for a gavel, against a blue-tinted background image of a courtroom.
William Jennings Bryan seated in profile at a desk, holding papers and resting his chin on his hand, with a lamp and additional papers on the desk. Scopes Trial Map of the United States showing the results of the 1896 presidential election, with states colored red for William McKinley (Republican) and blue for William Jennings Bryan (Democratic). Most western and southern states are blue for Bryan, while much of the Midwest and Northeast are red for McKinley. Electoral vote counts are labeled on each state, and two states, California and Kentucky, are noted for splitting their electoral votes. A faded American flag serves as the background.
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Hear William Jennings Bryan deliver his “Cross of Gold” speech at the Democratic National Convention
William Jennings Bryan's “Cross of Gold” speech, given at the Democratic National...
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What happened at the Scopes Monkey Trial?
This court case went bananas.
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William Jennings Bryan
Populist political leader William Jennings Bryan, c. 1907.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Digital File Number: cph 3b41852)
William Jennings Bryan: presidential campaign poster
Campaign poster from the 1896 U.S. presidential election with the text of William...
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William Jennings Bryan: 1908 presidential campaign
William Jennings Bryan campaigning for the U.S. presidency, 1908.
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William Jennings Bryan, c. 1908
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Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan
The United States' most well-known criminal defense lawyer, Clarence Darrow, faced...
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William Jennings Bryan
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Scopes Trial
William Jennings Bryan (lower left, with fan) and Clarence Darrow (center right,...
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American presidential election, 1896

Results of the American presidential election, 1896

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American presidential election, 1900

Results of the American presidential election, 1900

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American presidential election, 1908

Results of the American presidential election, 1908

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