A small town in Tennessee courted publicity when it recruited a teacher to challenge a law banning the teaching of evolution. But Dayton got a lot more criticism than they bargained for. Every summer, locals reenact the trial, hoping to correct the record about the famous Scopes trial. (AP video: Kristin M. Hall and Mike Stewart.)
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Tired of the put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with its own Scopes trial play

A small town in Tennessee courted publicity when it recruited a teacher to challenge a law banning the teaching of evolution. But Dayton got a lot more criticism than they bargained for. Every summer, locals reenact the trial, hoping to correct the record about the famous Scopes trial. (AP video: Kristin M. Hall and Mike Stewart.)
 
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