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‘Monkey Biz-ness’: Pop culture helped fan the flames of the Scopes ‘monkey trial’ 100 years ago − and ever since

By Filings on Thu, 06/26/25
Society & Culture
Scopes Trial
U.S. History
American Culture
Science

“Arguments started on July 10, 1925, at the Rhea County Courthouse. The trial may have begun as a determination of whether Scopes had violated the Butler Act, but both sides soon focused on debating the relative merits of biblical cosmology versus Darwinian theory.” - The Conversation

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Topics: Evolution, U.S. History, Scopes Trial
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