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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. Joe Mendi, a chimpanzee, sits dressed in a plaid suit, fedora, and white spats, holding a cane and a pennant reading Dayton, Tenn. with mouth open wide. Christian fundamentalism
A human hand and a gorilla's hand both reach for a gavel, against a blue-tinted background image of a courtroom.
Scopes Trial John T. Scopes stands with his hands behind his back in a crowded courtroom during his sentencing in Dayton, Tennessee, with seated spectators in the background. Inherit the Wind

Scopes Trial: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Famous Trials - State v. John Scopes ("The Monkey Trial"): An Account. Oct 30, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jul 14, 2026
Add new Web site: University of Minnesota - The Clarence Darrow Digital Collection - The Scopes Trial (1925). May 22, 2026
Add new Web site: Teach Democracy - The Scopes Trial: Who Decides What Gets Taught in the Classroom? Nov 21, 2025
Media added. Jul 18, 2025
Article revised and updated. Jul 16, 2025
Add new Web site: Christian History Institute - The Monkey Trial. Dec 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Cambridge Core - Rethinking the Scopes Trial: Cultural Conflict, Media Spectacle, and Circus Politics (PDF). Aug 21, 2024
Add new Web site: NPR - Timeline: Remembering the Scopes Monkey Trial. Dec 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Tennessee State Museum - 5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Scopes “Monkey” Trial. Aug 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Bill of Rights Institute - The Scopes Trial. Jun 24, 2023
Add new Web site: Live Science - Scopes Monkey Trial: Science on the Stand. May 12, 2023
Add new Web site: Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University - Scopes Monkey Trial. Mar 31, 2023
Add new Web site: Famous Trials - State v. John Scopes ("The Monkey Trial"): An Account. Nov 21, 2022
Add new Web site: Tennessee Encyclopedia - The Scopes Trial. Apr 25, 2022
Article revised and updated. Nov 25, 2019
Add new Web site: Ohio History Central - Scopes Monkey Trial. Feb 25, 2019
Add new Web site: Digiatl History - The Scopes Trial. Feb 25, 2019
Corrected display issue. Aug 01, 2018
Add new Web site: PBS - Evolution - Scopes Trial. Oct 09, 2016
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Scopes Trial. Oct 09, 2016
Add new Web site: National Humanities Center - TeacherServe - The Scopes Trial. Oct 09, 2016
Media added. Dec 12, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Scopes Trial. Nov 10, 2008
Media added. May 15, 2007
Added new Web site: Famous Trials - Tennessee vs. John Scopes - The "Monkey Trial". Aug 31, 2006
Added new Web site: Famous Trials - Tennessee vs. John Scopes - The "Monkey Trial". Aug 31, 2006
Article revised. Aug 05, 2004
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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