Scopes Trial was an Injustice to the American Legal System

The Scopes trial, or “The Monkey Trial,” demonstrates the unfairness of the

American legal system. It was the summer of 1925, in the small town of Dayton,

Tennessee, where John Scopes was prosecuted for illegally teaching his students the

theory of evolution. The trial involved more than a man versus a state, but rather one set

of ideas persecuting those who thought otherwise.

The majority of American society, including those who were in power, had deep

rooted religious beliefs. The traditionalists were spread throughout the court system as

well, construing the bible in their rulings when they saw fit. They tried to keep new ideas

from being spread to the masses out of fear of change.

Society was in a revolutionary state. People began to think themselves as free

from societies grip, as opposed to the idea of socially acceptable behaviors. Americans

talked of Freudian theories, and refused to accept alcohol prohibition. The older

traditionalists feared this new wave of free thinkers and were determined to pummel

these people into the depths of the earth. Unfortunately for them, the new modernists

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