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The Lawyer who won the trial was Attorney William Jennings Bryan. However it might be important to point out that the verdict was later overturned by the appellate court of Tennessee.Correction: Attorney Clarance Darrow was the lawyer who won the trial. Attorney William Jennings Bryan was council for the defense. The case was still overturned on appeal.Note: the Scopes trial was not "against evolution", it was against teaching evolution in any state funded school or university. See the link below for the complete story of the Scopes trial.
William Jennings Bryan was part of the prosecution team during the Scopes Monkey Trial.
Academic freedom and religionEvolution and the role of science and religion in public schools and in American Society. John T. Scopes, a biology teacher, was tried for teaching Darwinism in a Tennessee public school--which was at the time, illegal.Scopes trial was a 1925 case that debated by William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. Scopes was tried to challenged the Tennessee law by teaching the Evolution. Darrow believed in free speech, and Bryan believed in fundamentalism. This trial took place in Tennessee.
The question is stated incorrectly. William Jenning Bryan actually PROSECUTED Scopes on behalf of the State of Tennessee which at the time, had a law against the teaching of evolution. Scopes teaching of evolution was DEFENDED by Clarence Darrow. See below link:
The famous 1925 "monkey trial" was on the subject of teaching evolution.
Bryan represented the state which had a law against teaching evolution and believed totally the Bible account of the creation. Darrow was an atheist who was against the state law, defended evolution and Stokes's right to teach it.
william jennings
The Lawyer who won the trial was Attorney William Jennings Bryan. However it might be important to point out that the verdict was later overturned by the appellate court of Tennessee.Correction: Attorney Clarance Darrow was the lawyer who won the trial. Attorney William Jennings Bryan was council for the defense. The case was still overturned on appeal.Note: the Scopes trial was not "against evolution", it was against teaching evolution in any state funded school or university. See the link below for the complete story of the Scopes trial.
The Scopes Trial In 1925 (monkey trial) Tennessee Trial. Bryan Representing The Parties Against The Darwin Theory Of Evolution. Darrow For Evolution.
Academic freedom and religionEvolution and the role of science and religion in public schools and in American Society. John T. Scopes, a biology teacher, was tried for teaching Darwinism in a Tennessee public school--which was at the time, illegal.Scopes trial was a 1925 case that debated by William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. Scopes was tried to challenged the Tennessee law by teaching the Evolution. Darrow believed in free speech, and Bryan believed in fundamentalism. This trial took place in Tennessee.
William Jennings Bryan was part of the prosecution team during the Scopes Monkey Trial.
william jennings bryan
The question is stated incorrectly. William Jenning Bryan actually PROSECUTED Scopes on behalf of the State of Tennessee which at the time, had a law against the teaching of evolution. Scopes teaching of evolution was DEFENDED by Clarence Darrow. See below link:
The two opposing lawyers in the Scopes trial were Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan. While Bryan's side won the case, it began the process of allowing the theory of evolution to be taught in schools.
Scopes broke the law by teaching evolution.
In 1925 the State of Tennessee accused substitute high school teacher John T. Scopes of violating state law by teaching human evolution in a state-funded school. The trial is known as the Scopes Trial or the Scopes Monkey Trial. Scopes was found guilty and fined $100. The verdict subsequently was overturned. The trial featured two famous attorneys. William Jennings Bryan argued for the prosecution. Clarence Darrow represented Scopes.