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Evolution on the Stand: Revisiting the Scopes Trial at 100

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  • Exhibit Home and Introduction
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  • Clarence Darrow
  • Major Players
  • Daily Trial Summaries
    • Day One. July 10, 1925
    • Day Two. July 13, 1925
    • Day Three: July 14, 1925
    • Day Four: July 15, 1925
    • Day Five: July 16, 1925
    • Day Six: July 17, 1925
    • Day Seven: July 20, 1925
    • Day Eight: July 21, 1925
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    • Evolution Debate Timeline
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Scopes Trial Main Exhibit

Caricature of Charles Darwin with the body of an ape.
A Public Debate: Creationism and Evolution
Clarence Darrow and John Scopes.
The Showdown in Dayton, Tennessee
Minneapolis Daily Star, July 10, 1925, Headline 'Scopes Trial Hits Snag.'
A National Sensation
John T. Scopes’s defense team.
The Scopes Trial and Appeal
Typed biography of professor Horatio Hackett Newman, from the State of Tennessee vs. John T. Scopes.
The Struggle Over Expert Testimony
Cover of Bryan's Last Speech, with the tagline, The Most Powerful Argument Against Evolution Ever Made, and the Price 25 cents.
Scenes from the Trial and Its Aftermath
Portraits of John Thomas Scopes and Clarence Darrow.
John T. Scopes and Clarence Darrow
Evolutionary Tree
Reflections on the Debate: Science and Religion in the 1920s

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  • Evolution on the Stand: Revisiting the Scopes Trial at 100
    • Scopes Exhibit Home and Introduction
    • Scopes Trial Main Exhibit
      • A Public Debate: Creationism and Evolution
      • The Showdown in Dayton, Tennessee
      • A National Sensation
      • The Scopes Trial and Appeal
      • The Struggle Over Expert Testimony
      • Scenes from the Trial and Its Aftermath
      • John T. Scopes and Clarence Darrow
      • Reflections on the Debate: Science and Religion in the 1920s
    • Clarence Darrow
    • Daily Trial Summaries
      • Day One. July 10, 1925
      • Day Two. July 13, 1925
      • Day Three. July 14, 1925
      • Day Four. July 15, 1925
      • Day Five. July 16, 1925
      • Day Six. July 17, 1925
      • Day Seven. July 20, 1925
      • Day Eight. July 21, 1925
    • Major Players: The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
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      • Evolution Debate Timeline
      • Timeline of Evolutionary Thought
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