Trial held to test right of John Scopes to teach evolution in Tennessee schools

Category
Education
Place
United States
Date
1925
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
"However, Bryan proved no match for Darrow, who called him to the witness stand as an expert on the Bible and as it were, made a monkey of him. The lawyer mercilessly showed up Bryan's ignorance of geology, archaeology, and the modern trends in biblical criticism." [Furtado: 1001 Days]

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Roaring Twenties & Great Depression
1920
1939
United States