Scopes Trial

By fernanajp3443

  • charles darwins origin of species is published

    Darwin argues in his introduction that, "the view which most naturalists entertain, and which I formerly entertained — namely, that each species has been independently created — is erroneous."

  • Charles Darwins the descent of man is published

    In this work, Darwin directly addresses the debate over the origin of mankind, arguing that "man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits, and an inhabitant of the Old World."

  • A civic biology is published

    This is later used as textbooks in Dayton, Tennesee.

  • William Jennings Bryan becomes a leader in the anti - evoolution movement

    He delivered speeches titled, "The Menace of Darwinism" and "The Bible and its Enemies".

  • Rep. Butler calls for a ban of teaching evolution in schools

  • The Butler Act is passed with a 71 to 5 vote by the house

  • The butler act is passed with a 71 to 5 vote by the house

  • tenesee senate approves the butler act with a 24 to 6 vote

  • The butler act is put into law

  • ACLU seeks tennesee teachers to challenge the Butler Act

  • Town leaders in Dayton, TN convince john scopes to be put on trial

    The town leaders come up with a plan to bring attention to dayton and convince football coach john scopes to stand trial even though he has only substitude for biology a few times

  • Scopes is indicated by jury for breaking the butler act

  • The trial begins with jury selection

  • Darrow tries to convince the jury that the butler act is unconstitutional

  • darrow objects to opening the trial with a prayer

  • Scopes is declared guilty

  • Bryan dies in his sleep in Dayton

  • The appeal in the scopes trial begins

  • A new civic biology is published

    a new civic biology is an update version of tthe biology book used in the Dayton high school where scopes taught

  • Clarence darrow dies at age 80

  • Inherit the wind is performed of broadway

  • Inherit the wind movie is filmed and scopes is handed the key to Dayon, TN

  • Scopes publishes center of the storm

    center of the storm is his hmemoir of the trial

  • The Butler Act is repealed

  • John scopes dies at the age of 70

  • School boards are still debating over how to tach evolution in schools