The State of Tennessee vs. John Scopes. The science teacher was prosecuted in the summer of 1925 for teaching evolution in a public school - which a bill had recently made illegal. The trial, which brought two of the best orators of the era together as opposing attorneys, captured the attention of the nation. Step back into a heated debate with Jack and Lar as they talk about the Scopes Monkey Trial. Intro Sweet Georgia Brown - Ben Bernie and His Orchestra Outro You Can’t Make a Monkey Out of Me - Ashford Quartette