In 1925, what was the Tennessee trial in which a public schoolteacher faced charges of violating the state's law prohibiting the teaching of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution?

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Grady Hudson

17 December, 04:19

In 1925, what was the Tennessee trial in which a public schoolteacher faced charges of violating the state's law prohibiting the teaching of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution?

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Emma Dickson · Answer 1

The 1925 Tennessee trial in which a public schoolteacher faced charges of violating the state's law prohibiting the teaching of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution was called the Scopes Monkey Trial.

Explanation:

The Scopes Trial was a court case where the teacher John Scopes was prosecuted in the Tennessee Criminal Court on July 21, 1925 for teaching developmental doctrine, which was contrary to Tennessee's then-current legislation. He was sentenced to $ 100 in fines and after that, the theory came to play a very small role in American schools in favor of the Bible's creation story. When the US-Soviet space race began in 1957, an increasing emphasis was placed on natural science subjects in the United States.

This trial was a more temporary accentuation of the long-standing tension between the so-called fundamentalists, who asserted the full authority of the Bible and more moderate directions. It was also one of the fundamentalists' leaders, W. J. Bryan, who charged Scopes, who, despite a convincing defense performed in his favor, was convicted of a violation of law. In January 1927, the Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed the laws in question, but annulled the court decision declaring Scope's guilty.

Santana · Answer 2

the Scopes trial

Explanation:

There was a functioning law or a bill in 1925 that prohibits the teachings human evolution in the state-funded schools. this bill was known as the Tennessee's Butler act.

The scope trial was atrial in 1925 where John T scopes, who was a school teacher was accused of violating the Tennessee's butler act, by teaching Charles Darwin theory of evolution.

Note that, the teacher was found guilty and he was asked to pay a fine of $100, but the trial was later overturned.

In conclusion, it was made known that, the main reason of the trial is to create publicity to Dayton, which is a small town in Tennessee, because that was the place where the trial was held.