Clarence Darrow

The 1920s could arguably be the era that brought America into the modern world since it was responsible for establishing the beginning of women’s rights, African American rights, mass production through assembly lines, and challenging the orthodox ways of living. However, not every citizen in America embraced the new modern way of living, especially in the south. The 1920s was a historical time period in which the orthodox south and the modern north in America clashed as they confronted the new…

He brought in psychiatrists and they described Leopold and Loeb as mentally ill. Later, the state brought in psychiatrists and proved that they were completely sane. As the trial went on, Darrow tried convincing the judge that life in prison was enough of a punishment because of the long lasting misery people face in prison. The judge decided that life in prison rather than death was the right choice of punishment for Leopold and Loeb. The…

even standing room in the court room. William Jennings Bryan, served as the prosecution attorney, and Clarence Darrow, an agnostic, was the defense attorney. Both Bryan and Darrow agreed on one thing, to make this trial a public display to test the public education system. The day the trial began was July 13, 1925. The Judge ruled out a scientific testimony, which was not fair in my opinion, so Darrow set…

it could have been their child that was kidnapped. The murder itself took multiple weeks for the police to uncover. Perhaps the biggest reason was the trial. The trial itself was a massive event, but what brought attention to the trial was Clarence Darrow, the most famous attorney during the time. Darrow’s orations and efforts helped Leopold and Loeb escape the death penalty. In present day, it is still debated whether the murder of Bobby Franks is deemed worthy of the title, “Crime of the…

John T. Scopes John Thomas Scopes was born 3 August, 1900, in Paducah Kentucky. At a young age, Scopes family moved to Illinois, first to Danville, then eventually settling in Salem. Johns father, Thomas, and mother, Mary, made sure to educate their five children as much as possible. They often made the children read literature and philosophy. Thomas Scopes, an Englishman, was said to have stepped off the boat in Galveston, TX with four books, including Darwin’s Origin of Species .Thomas Scopes…

dollars, which should have been disposed of in a few hours. That was not the case, the ACLU wanted this cases to be the center of attention, and be the centerpiece of their campaign for the freedom of speech. Clarence Darrow, he is one of the most famous trial lawyers in the country. Darrow volunteered his services to the ACLU, without pay. William Jennings Bryan joined the prosecution. Bryan saw the Scopes trial to be a “battle royal” for defense of his faith. Journalists from everywhere came…

The Scopes Trial  John Scopes was a teacher in Dayton, TN, beginning around 1924. He is best known for the controversy that he caused over teaching one very touchy subject to his students, Evolution. In 1925, Tennessee passed the Butler Act which made it illegal for any teacher in a public school "to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.” John Scopes was not a…

The Scopes trial was the case against John Scopes, a biology teacher in Dayton Tennessee. Scopes was charged for defying Tennessee's newly placed Butler Act. This case is what catapulted the dispute of creationism versus evolution and how it should be taught in schools. The outcome of this 1925 trial affected the rest of the 19th century extensively, however as the 20th century neared, the effect became less prevalent. John Scopes was a local biology teacher and was arrested for teaching…

Racial prejudice is a big issue within the courts globally. The biggest source of prejudice that the world receives is from government, and the information citizens get is what the government sees as suitable for the world to see. Discrimination in the courts comes from old political and social views, that in today’s society are seen as racist. The criminal justice and judicial systems are not color blind, they see deeper than African- American, Muslim , or Hispanic; they see the stereotypical…

Scopes: The Battle over America’s Soul The battle between science and nature seems to be one that is never ending. One of the times when this battle came to a head was in 1925 when a trial occurred over whether evolution was okay to be taught in school. In Tennessee, the practice was outlawed, but when a teacher in Dayton Ohio was coerced into using a textbook that contained evolution, the debate became one of major national attention. John Scopes, a twenty-four year old math and science…