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In this July 1925 photo, a packed courtroom is scene during the Scope's Monkey trial in Dayton, Tenn. The trial pitted William Jennings Bryan, a devout Christian statesman, against Clarence Darrow, an agnostic defense attorney, in a case centered on the teaching of evolution in public schools. Mr. Bryan, representing traditional Christian values, symbolized those opposing modernism and secularism, while Mr. Darrow's defense of science represented a growing tide of progressivism. (AP File Photo)

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