First Amendment Advocate Mary Beth Tinker
Season 2014 Episode 4 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Marcia Franklin talks with First Amendment advocate Mary Beth Tinker.
Marcia Franklin interviews Mary Beth Tinker, a plaintiff in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that defined free speech rights for students. In 1965, Tinker and her brother were suspended after wearing armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War. They sued, and the court ruled their protest was protected by the First Amendment. Tinker talks about the case’s legacy and current free speech issues.
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First Amendment Advocate Mary Beth Tinker
Season 2014 Episode 4 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Marcia Franklin interviews Mary Beth Tinker, a plaintiff in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that defined free speech rights for students. In 1965, Tinker and her brother were suspended after wearing armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War. They sued, and the court ruled their protest was protected by the First Amendment. Tinker talks about the case’s legacy and current free speech issues.
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