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JULY 21, 1925: SCOPES TRIAL RULING

In the case of John T. Scopes v. the State of Tennessee, the defendant, Scopes, was found guilty and fined $100 for teaching about evolution - which was illegal in the state at the time.

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July 21, 1925: Scopes Trial Ruling

In the case of John T. Scopes v. the State of Tennessee, the defendant, Scopes, was found guilty and fined $100 for teaching about evolution — which was illegal in the state at the time.

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JUNE 27, 2015: BREE NEWSOME REMOVES CONFEDERATE FLAG

While politicians debated the implications of taking down the Confederate flag after the white supremacist murder of nine African Americans at Emmanuel AME Church, Bree Newsome scaled the South Carolina state flag pole and took the flag down.

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June 27, 2015: Bree Newsome Removes Confederate Flag

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