The Special Prosecutor

ID: 1653
This file appears in: Grave of John T. Scopes

John T. Scopes was prosecuted by famed lawyer and politician William Jennings Bryan. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.

This file appears in: Grave of John T. Scopes

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #1698 in McCracken County commemorates John T. Scopes, who made national headlines as the defendant in the famous Tennessee "Monkey Trial." Scopes was born in Paducah, Kentucky,…