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Facts

Also Known As Monkey Trial • Scopes Monkey Trial
Date July 10, 1925 - July 21, 1925
Location Dayton • Tennessee • United States
Context evolution • Butler Act

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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.
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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.
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Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow
American lawyer
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
American politician
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Arthur Garfield Hays
American lawyer