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Also Known As Monkey Trial • Scopes Monkey Trial
Date July 10, 1925 - July 21, 1925
Location Dayton • Tennessee • United States
Context evolution • Butler Act

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William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
American politician
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow
American lawyer
Arthur Garfield Hays
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