This is an exchange that took place during a trial in 1925.
Judge Raulston: "Have you anything to say, Mr. Scopes, as to why the Court should not
impose punishment on you?"
Defendant: "Your Honor, I feel that I have been convicted of violating an unjust statute.
I will continue in the future, as I have in the past, to oppose the law in any way that I
can. Any other action would be a violation of the idea of academic freedom."
What issue was at the core of this trial?
O the clash between religious beliefs and emerging scientific views
O the use of government funds for private religious schools
O the debate over the constitutionality of segregation in public schools
O the need for more colleges to accept women and minorities as students