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Originally posted by Mark Padgett
The movie (and the play it was derived from) was a fairly factual account of the trial in the 1920s in Dayton, TN (Hillsboro TN in the movie) in which a HS science teacher was arrested for violating a state law prohibiting the teaching of evolution.
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Never saw the movie, sorry, but I was aware of the trial.
As an aside, I've officiated many games at Rhea Co. High School, which is in Dayton, TN!