About
Tennessee schoolteacher famous for his involvement in the Scopes Monkey Trial of the 1920s.
Before Fame
He worked as a high school football coach and substitute teacher in Dayton, Ohio before accepting a full-time teaching position in Tennessee.
Trivia
He famously challenged Tennessee's Butler Act, which forbade the teaching of evolution.
Family Life
His parents, Thomas and Mary Scopes, encouraged his education.
Associated With
His legal defense team included the famous ACLU lawyer Clarence Darrow.
