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The Publicity Stunt that Sparked the Scopes Monkey Trial

The Publicity Stunt that Sparked the Scopes Monkey Trial

Update: 2025-12-16
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Exactly a century ago, teacher John Scopes was charged with the “crime” of teaching evolution. But Scopes was hardly a defiant Galileo, nobly standing up for truth. In fact, he never even taught evolution. (Really.) But despite the unseemly origins of the Monkey Trial, Scopes proved himself a genuine hero...


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The Publicity Stunt that Sparked the Scopes Monkey Trial

The Publicity Stunt that Sparked the Scopes Monkey Trial

Sam Kean