See Here: 7/20/2012
![Clarence S. Darrow (center) standing near Rhea County Courthouse with unidentified man (left) and Arthur Garfield Hays (right), Dayton, Tennessee, probably July 20, 1925. 1925, 1925, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 2009-21078 [SPI_6049].](http://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=http://sirismm.si.edu/SPI/6049_Image_2009-21078.jpg&max_w=350 "Clarence S. Darrow (center) standing near Rhea County Courthouse with unidentified man (left) and Arthur Garfield Hays (right), Dayton, Tennessee, probably July 20, 1925. 1925, 1925, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 2009-21078 [SPI_6049].")
*In July of 1925, the infamous "Scopes Monkey" trial occurred in Tennesee. See more of our photos of the trial, which debated the legaility of teaching evolution in public schools, on the Smithsonian Flickr Commons.
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Great photo on an important matter. Sadly we don't seem to being doing as well as a society lately. Instead of being proud that we are become more educated and more sensible we keep moving in the opposite direction. We still have the highest percentage of people in a rich country (and higher than most countries, no matter how poor they are) that don't understand evolution. Scientific education is often limited in poor countries which is why "rich countries" is a sensible qualifier.
Hi John-
Thanks for dropping by! If you're familiar with our blog, you'll know that we write a lot about the history of science, particularly in the United States. If you want to read more about the Scopes Trial, you can find our extensive coverage of the topic in all posts tagged here:
http://siarchives.si.edu/blog/tag/scopes-trial
Best,
Catherine
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