Scopes

[ skohps ]

noun

1. John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre Scopes Trial, or Monkey Trial in 1925.

Example Sentences

As the centennial of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 approaches, a new study illustrates that the attitudes of Americans in Generation X toward evolution shifted as they aged.

From Science Daily

Ironic that the city of Dayton, Tenn., was the site of the Scopes trial, something one feels the current Dayton, Wash., anti-library protesters would approve of.

From Seattle Times

One hourlong episode will focus on the 1925 Scopes trial, in which a science teacher was prosecuted for informing students about Darwin’s theory of evolution.

From New York Times

Scopes had his day in court and although he was found guilty and fined $100, Tennessee did not come out of the trial unscathed.

From Salon

Public education has long been a battlefield in the U.S., from the Scopes trial to desegregation to climate change.

From Scientific American

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