Clarence Darrow statue planned for Dayton gains opponent in well-known local activis

[rug]

April 17th, 2017
by Ben Benton

DAYTON, Tenn. — Clarence Darrow probably could not have drawn a more passionate opponent in post-William Jennings Bryan- era Dayton than June Griffin, a longtime activist who fought to post the Ten Commandments in 88 of Tennessee's 95 county courthouses.

Griffin, 78, is no stranger to controversy or the spotlight, and she sees this as a battle between good and evil.

On July 14, a statue of Darrow by Pennsylvania sculptor Zenos Frudakis will be dedicated on the Rhea County Courthouse lawn. It will stand opposite a statue of Bryan, his 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial nemesis, erected in 2005.

Dayton is the site of the famous trial in which a teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution in Tennessee schools. Bryan prosecuted John T. Scopes, and Darrow defended the teacher. The town holds an annual festival dedicated to the event that became a spectacle followed around the world.

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[HAB911]

1. good and evil indeed

but opposite of the way she sees it

[Hokie]

2. That lady is insane

She is about 51 cards short of a full deck.

[Jim__]

3. It doesn't look like Bryan's statue has any meaningful text associated with it.

The Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, Tenn., on March 31, 2017, a few months prior to the installation of a new statue of Clarence Darrow by Philadelphia sculptor Zenos Frudakis, one of the two famous attorneys at odds in the 1925 Scopes Evolution Trial. that pitted Darrow and William Jennings Bryan against one another.

If Darrow’s statue doesn’t have any text, I’m not sure what she’s complaining about.