The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, commonly known as the Scopes trial or Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case from July 10 to July 21, 1925, in which a high school teacher, John T. Scopes, was accused of violating the Butler Act, a Tennessee state law which outlawed the teaching of human evolution in public schools.
The film "Inherit the Wind", which was based on the trial and features many of the actual events recorded in the trial transcript, will be shown. All welcome - admission free . Running time 128 minutes.
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