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1. Clarence Darrow - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Darrow
Description: WEBClarence Seward Darrow (/ ˈ d ær oʊ /; April 18, 1857 – March 13, 1938) was an American lawyer who became famous in the 19th century for high profile representations of trade union causes, and in the 20th century for several criminal matters, including the Leopold and Loeb murder trial, the Scopes "monkey" trial, and the Ossian Sweet defense.
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2. Everything You Didn’t Know About Clarence Darrow
Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/everything-you-didnt-know-about-clarence-darrow-14990899/
Description: WEBJun 10, 2011 · Clarence Darrow was a trial attorney made famous for his defense of a Tennessee educator accused of breaking a state law banning the teaching of evolution in public schools. Bettmann / Corbis....
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3. Clarence Darrow | American Lawyer & Civil Rights Activist
Link: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clarence-Darrow
Description: WEBApr 14, 2024 · Clarence Darrow was a lawyer whose work as defense counsel in many dramatic criminal trials earned him a place in American legal history. He was also well known as a public speaker, debater, and miscellaneous writer. Darrow attended law school for only one year before being admitted to the Ohio bar.
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4. Biography of Clarence Darrow, Legendary Attorney - ThoughtCo
Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/clarence-darrow-4687299
Description: WEBJun 25, 2019 · Biography of Clarence Darrow, wily defense attorney and crusader for justice who became the most famous lawyer in early 20th century America.
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5. Clarence Darrow | American Experience | Official Site | PBS
Link: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/monkeytrial-clarence-darrow/
Description: WEBClarence Darrow. In 1925, when he volunteered to defend John Scopes' right to teach evolution, Clarence Darrow had already reached the top of his profession. The year before, in a...
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6. Scopes Trial: Inherit the Wind & Butler Act | HISTORY
Link: https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/scopes-trial
Description: WEBNov 17, 2017 · Clarence Darrow – a famous attorney who had recently acted for the defense in the notorious Leopold and Loeb murder trial – found out about the Scopes trial through journalist H.L. Mencken, who...
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7. Clarence Darrow: Jury Tamperer? - Smithsonian Magazine
Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/clarence-darrow-jury-tamperer-109085/
Description: WEBHISTORY. Clarence Darrow: Jury Tamperer? Newly unearthed documents shed light on claims that the famous criminal attorney bribed a juror. John A. Farrell. December 2011. Clarence Darrow,...
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8. Clarence Darrow - New World Encyclopedia
Link: https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Clarence_Darrow
Description: WEBClarence Seward Darrow (April 18, 1857 - March 13, 1938) was an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. His opposition to the death penalty and his work against racial inequality furthered the cause of human rights early in the twentieth century.
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9. Clarence Darrow | Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame
Link: https://triallawyerhalloffame.org/inductees/clarence-darrow/
Description: WEBClarence Darrow is considered one of the greatest trial lawyers in American history. While he was one of the first to raise the national alarm over consumer safety issues, Darrow actually got his start in law representing large corporations.
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10. Clarence Darrow Is Dead in Chicago - The New York Times Web …
Link: https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0418.html
Description: WEBOBITUARY. Clarence Darrow Is Dead in Chicago. Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. CHICAGO, March 13.--Clarence Darrow, famous criminal lawyer, recently described as one who thoroughly...
