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Portrait of American lawyer and Civil Rights activist Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) seated at a desk, circa 1920s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Portrait of American lawyer and Civil Rights activist Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) seated at a desk, circa 1920s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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July 1925: Attorney Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938) (L) defence lawyer, with politician William Jennings Bryan (1860 - 1925), director of the prosecution, in the courtroom during the Scopes 'monkey trial', South Dayton, Tennessee. Bryan died of a cerebral haemorrhage a few days after the trial. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

July 1925:  Attorney Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938) (L) defence lawyer, with politician William Jennings Bryan (1860 - 1925), director of the prosecution, in the courtroom during the Scopes 'monkey trial', South Dayton, Tennessee. Bryan died of a cerebral haemorrhage a few days after the trial.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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American defense attorney Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) smokes a cigarette between his teeth while reading through a pile of mail during the Scopes 'monkey trial' at a courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee. Darrow unsuccessfully defended teacher John Scopes' right to teach evolution in a public high school in Tennessee. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

American defense attorney Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) smokes a cigarette between his teeth while reading through a pile of mail during the Scopes 'monkey trial' at a courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee. Darrow unsuccessfully defended teacher John Scopes' right to teach evolution in a public high school in Tennessee.   (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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UNITED STATES - JULY 23: During the 'Trial of the Century', defense attorney Clarence Darrow, points a finger up while arguing for the defense in the center of a crowded courtroom in Chicago, July 1924. The young defendants Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb can be seen seated to Darrow's right. (Photo by Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images)

UNITED STATES - JULY 23:  During the 'Trial of the Century', defense attorney Clarence Darrow, points a finger up while arguing for the defense in the center of a crowded courtroom in Chicago, July 1924. The young defendants Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb can be seen seated to Darrow's right. (Photo by Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images)

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CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 26, 1927: Clarence Darrow sits for portrait taken at the Hollenden Hotel. Darrow was in Cleveland to address a group of local attorneys. (Photo by Louis Van Oeyen/Western Reserve Historical Society/Getty Images)

CLEVELAND, OH  - NOVEMBER 26, 1927:  Clarence Darrow sits for portrait taken at the Hollenden Hotel. Darrow was in Cleveland to address a group of local attorneys. (Photo by Louis Van Oeyen/Western Reserve Historical Society/Getty Images)