John-Scopes

TeacherJohnT.ScopesJohnT.ScopesTheScopesMonkeyTrialOutlineJohnT.ScopesAKAJohnThomasScopesNationality:TheUnitedStatesRaceorEthnicity:WhiteReligion:AgnosticBorn:3-Aug-1900Birthplace:Paducah,KYDied:21-Oct-1970Locationofdeath:Shreveport,LACauseofdeath:StrokeOccupation:EducatorKnownasTheMonkeyTrialAuthorofbooks:CenteroftheStorm:MemoirsofJohnT.Scopes(1967,memoir,withJamesPresley)LifeaftertheTrialScopesgotascholarshipfromtheuniversityofChicago,gotamasterdegreeofgeologyandbecameapetroleumengineer.Aman’sfateisoftenstrangerthananythingtheimaginationmayproduce.—CentreoftheStormThebackgroundoftheScopesTrialMostpeoplebelieveinFundamentalismTheAmericanCivilLibertiesUnionfinancedatestcaseagainsttheButlerAct《布特勒法》AnopportunitytoattractpublicitytothesmalltownofDayton,TennesseeThestaterequiredteacherstouseatextbookconcerningthetheoryofevolutionUnsurewhetherhehadeveractuallytaughtevolutionProcess&ResultsChargedonMay5th,1925BeganonJuly10th,1925◇Defendant:JohnThomasScopes◇DefenseCounsel:ClarenceDarrow◇Persecutor:WilliamJenningsBryanEndedonJuly21st,1925Scopeslostthecaseandwasfined$100.Status&Influence❤thefirstlivebroadcasttrialinAmericanhistory❤Avictoryofevolution❤Trialofthecentury.—Chicagonewspaper❤Afilm,InherittheWind《承受清风》❤ButlerLawremainedonthebookuntil1967.❤Representasignificantsetbackfortheanti-evolutionforces.Thankyou！