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The Scopes 'Monkey Trial' - July 10, 1925 - July 25, 1925 from Scopes Evolution Trial pamphlet Setting the Stage: The Butler Law As America emerged from World War I, a collective nostalgia swept the country for the relative simplicity and normalcy of prewar society . In rural areas, particularly in the South and Midwest, Americans turned to their faith for comfort and stability, and ...

On a scorching July day in 1925, a trial began in Dayton, Tennessee, pitting two intellectual greats of the time against each other. At issue was a state law banning the teaching of evolution and a Dayton teacher's knowing infringement of that law. For twelve days, Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes captured the nation's attention as a media circus swept through Dayton, carrying the historical ...