Name: Flashback: Scopes Monkey - Rare Footage of the "Trial of the Century"
Duration: 136
Description: The 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial was one of the most important legal battles of its time. Two of the greatest speakers of the era, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, faced off in a debate encompassing science, religion, and Constitutional rights.

The 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial was one of the most important legal battles of its time. Two of the greatest speakers of the era, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, faced off in a debate encompassing science, religion, and Constitutional rights.

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Flashback: Scopes Monkey - Rare Footage of the "Trial of the Century"

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