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Clarence Darrow’s spirit summoned anew as bridge repairs draw funding
As he has done every year for almost two decades, Scott Burgh, a retired law library director, descended the grassy incline ...
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Neighbors Honor Clarence Darrow 100 Years After ‘Scopes Monkey Trial’ At His Namesake Bridge
The famously agnostic attorney and longtime Hyde Park resident fought a Tennessee law that banned teaching evolution in a ...
The Scopes monkey trial took place 100 years ago, but the fight isn’t over
Scopes was arrested on May 9 and the trial started July 10. The Scopes trial became sensational largely because it brought ...
On centennial of the Scopes trial, Chicagoans honor Clarence Darrow at Jackson Park bridge named in his honor
The Chicago-based lawyer led the charge in multiple high-profile cases, including defending Tennessee high school teacher Thomas Scopes for teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution in the ...