Clarence Darrow

The Scope Monkey Trial July 10, 1925, the trial of John Scopes began. The case attracted a lot of attention that it broadcasted throughout the United States via radio. In Scopes defense, The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), together with Clarence Darrow, a famous attorney from Chicago, came to Scopes’ defense for the trial. . For the prosecution, Tennessee acquired the attention of William Jennings Bryan, a three-time Democratic presidential

Throughout United States history, Americans have always remain separated on certain issues. Edward Larson’s work Summer for the Gods exemplifies just how issues split the population. Larson uses the Scopes Trial of 1925 to demonstrate to the rivalry between modernists and traditionalists in the early 20th century. Charles Dawson discovered fossilized human bones known as the “Piltdown skull” and bridged a gap in history that seemed to confirm Darwin’s theory of evolution. "Darwin 's account of random

ten thousand dollars, The devious boy’s planned were spoiled when Bobby Franks body was found along with a pair of glasses that had to belong to no other than Nathan Leopold. Attorney Clarence Darrow gave a twelve hour plea blaming the decision of the boys on society itself. According to the Tribune 's report, Darrow "indicted the age in which we live for cruelty. He indicted war for callusing the hearts and sympathies of men. He indicted the educational system under which 'young and plastic minds

Bryan and his supporters succeeded in banning teaching evolution in fifteen states, and Tennessee was one of it (law2.umkc.edu). Darrow volunteered to serve for the defense of Scopes trial. ACLU’s first choice for the defense team for Scopes was formal presidential candidates John W. Davies and Charles Evans Hughes, but neither of them was willing to accept serve with Darrow. In stead, Arthur Garfield Hays, a speech advocate, and Dudley Field Malone, and international divorce attorney joined the team

laborers and academic freedom using the First Amendment. Clarence Darrow, when he heard that William Jennings Bryan would be prosecuting the trial, eagerly joined the ACLU defense team. Darrow claimed that he was fighting for individual rights but he was also obsessed in his determination to overturn the fundamentalist adherence to creationism. Larson delves deep into the internal documents of the ACLU to reveal how difficult it was to control Darrow and keep the case centered on a test of the law, not

The Scopes Trial was a very controversial trial that put religious beliefs against scientific beliefs. The main figures were William Jennings Bryan and John Scopes. Bryan was a Presbyterian, he was born in Illinois and later became a Nebraska congressman in 1890. John Scopes was arrested for teaching the evolution in school. The Scopes Trial had a major impact on America in 1925, making it illegal to teach about the evolution of life in school. Before William Bryan became a congressman, he practiced

One of the most controversial plays of its time is hands down, Inherit the Wind. The main debate throughout the play is the debate between science and religion. A bit of a background for those that are naive to the topic in this time period to follow. Small towns such as Hillsboro were very prone to streamlined views in every possible topic of extremities such as religion to minor topics relative to eateries, gossip, and small town politics. Lawrence and Lee do an exceptional job representing and

The Scopes Trial is part of a series most commonly known as the trial of the century. In this series there are many trials which are looked as revolutionary and important part of history. But even though some trials may be big, they don’t make it into the trial of the century just because their concept and ideology isn’t a very controversial and doesn’t make you choose one side or the other. The Scopes Trial, also known as the “Monkey Trial,” didn’t have much do with the case itself but what it actually

One main similarity within the film and real life trial is the conception that this trial would be so incredibly world-renowned that it would, “put the town on the map of this country”.1 Thousands of visitors arriving to view the trial of a century denotes a boost in the economy because with an increase of people, young and old, they require a place to stay and food to eat. The Scopes Trial was no doubt a publicity stunt to stimulate Dayton’s economy. Rappleyea especially knew this would attract

basic aspects of Christianity, the creation of Earth, faced opposition in 1925 when Tennessee teacher John Scopes went to court for teaching evolution. Though he was found guilty for breaking the law banning evolution in schools, ACLU lawyer Clarence Darrow dealt a blow to a religion already being questions while interviewing a persecuter: “I am examining you on your fool ideas that no intelligent Christian on Earth believes” (Doc C). The Scopes trial embodied the struggle between the old ways