John T. Scopes | |
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![]() Scopes in 1925 | |
Born | John Thomas Scopes August 3, 1900 Paducah, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | October 21, 1970 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 70)
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Known for | Scopes Monkey Trial |
Spouse | Mildred E. Walker |
Children | 2 |
John Thomas Scopes (August 3, 1900 – October 21, 1970) was a teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, who was charged on May 5, 1925, with violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee schools. He was tried in a case known as the Scopes Trial, and was found guilty and fined $100 (equivalent to $1,737 in 2023).
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