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This Man Was Tried in Tennessee for Teaching Evolution

Name: This Man Was Tried in Tennessee for Teaching Evolution
Uploaded: 2025-07-08
Duration: 146000
Description: In July 1925, a young science teacher named John Scopes was in court, accused of contravening the Butler Act—a Tennessee law that prohibited the teaching of evolution in schools.

In July 1925, a young science teacher named John Scopes was in court, accused of contravening the Butler Act—a Tennessee law that prohibited the teaching of evolution in schools.

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