Background
Scopes, John T. was born on August 3, 1900 in.
Scopes, John T. was born on August 3, 1900 in.
Master of Science in geology, Chg.
Biology teacher and football coach, Dayton, Tennessee. Charged, May 25, 1925, with violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which prohibited teaching evolution in school. Found guilty and fined $100, eventually overturned.
Later admitted he never taught evolution, students were coached before taking the stand at trial. Turned down $50,000 offer to lecture on evolution on vaudeville stage, claiming he didn't know enough about it. After trial earned degree in geology and worked for oil industry in Venezuela and United States.
Co-author: Center of the Storm: Memoirs of John T. Scopes, 1966.