The Scopes Trial

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:advocates_for gptkb:Tennessee_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:clinical_trial expert witnesses
gptkbp:conflict science and religion
gptkbp:convicted_of a courtroom
overturned on a technicality
gptkbp:court a fine for Scopes
the legality of teaching evolution
gptkbp:covered_by national media
gptkbp:depicted_in various films
plays
gptkbp:highlights academic freedom
freedom of speech
gptkbp:historical_debate separation of church and state
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Scopes Trial
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Social_Darwinism
gptkbp:involves gptkb:John_T._Scopes
gptkb:Clarence_Darrow
gptkb:William_Jennings_Bryan
gptkbp:is_associated_with the rise of modernism
the decline of traditionalism
gptkbp:is_cited_in science education
religious influence in schools
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:the_First_Amendment
the role of the judiciary
the Second Great Awakening
the impact of media on public perception
public education policy
the evolution of educational standards
the evolution-creationism debate
the history of civil liberties in the U. S.
the influence of religion on law
the legacy of the ACLU
the teaching of controversial subjects
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Scopes_Monkey_Trial
a pivotal moment in American history
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to other trials involving free speech
gptkbp:is_studied_in law schools
history classes
gptkbp:is_supported_by liberals
gptkbp:issues gptkb:Tennessee_Butler_Act
teaching of evolution
gptkbp:landmark American legal history
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:public_opinion
gptkb:the_ACLU
religious fundamentalism
a test case
lasting implications
the American culture wars
gptkbp:resulted_in conviction of John T. Scopes
gptkbp:sparked debate on education
gptkbp:takes_place_in gptkb:Dayton,_Tennessee
1925
gptkbp:was_a_proponent_of evolutionary biology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Calvin_Coolidge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3