Transcript Slide 1 - Civil Rights Leadership

Mary Beth Tinker
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Tinker Teamwork
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Armband idea
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The Tinker v. Des Moines Court
Case
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Vietnam War
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A Quote From Me to You
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Thinking of this quote may remind you of things that
can help you. For example, "believe in yourself.“ This
shows that you are true to yourself that your real.
This is important, because Mary Beth Tinker she
never imagine her self standing up for what she
believe in and make a huge difference in the world.
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The One Who Started It All
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Mary Beth Tinker was born in 1952 in Des Moines, Iowa. Mary Beth
Tinker is an American free speech activist known for her role in the
1969s during Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School
District Supreme Court case. She never imagined her name attached
to a supreme court case in her college textbook. Mary Beth tinker
apposed the Vietnam war; she wanted to do something about it. The
student including her brother John tinker were happy with her ideas
and wanted to work with her including with the punishments.
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The One Who Helped
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John Tinker was one of the Tinker kids that helped take the
armband idea into action. John Tinker got suspended with her
sister, Mary Beth Tinker, when they put the idea into action.
Even though John Tinker doesn't get recognized like his
sister, I think that he was a good park of the Armband idea. If
John Tinker wasn’t a part of the Armband Idea, maybe Mary
Beth Tinker wouldn’t have the courage to put the idea into
action.
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Tinker Teamwork
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You cant only give credit to one person. The whole Tinker family
had something to do with the Armband Idea or the Tinker v. Des
Moines Independent School District Supreme Court Case. Grant
Tinker, Mary Beth Tinker’s farther, and Mary Beth Tinker’s mother
wouldn’t allow the school to suspend his kids just because they
wanted to protest the Vietnam War and tool this case to court.
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Details of Armband Idea
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Mary Beth Tinker and John Tinker was a 13 year old junior high
school student in December 1965 when she and a group of
students decided to wear black armbands to school to protest the
Vietnam War. When Mary Beth arrived at school on December 16,
she was asked to remove the armband. When she refused, she was
sent home. Four other students were suspended, including her
brother John Tinker. The students were told they could not return to
school until they agreed to remove their armbands. The students
returned to school after the Christmas break without armbands, but
in protest wore black clothing for the remainder of the school year.
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What the Armband Meant
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The Armband was to protest the Vietnam war. Merry Beth tinker
thought that the Vietnam war was unfair. The troops to open fire
on a bunch of innocent children and kids. Congress did not give
permission to even engage with them.
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What Leads Next
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After the Armband Idea ended it cause the Tinker v. Des Moines
Court Case. Grant Tinker, Mary Beth Tinker’s, took it to court
because the school broke the First Amendment. The high court
agreed that students' free rights should be protected.
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The Tinker v. Des Moines Court
Case
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The Tinker v. Des Moines court case is one of the most
groundbreaking trials in the history of the United States. The case
involves 2 people John Tinker, and Mary Beth Tinker who were each
suspended from their schools for wearing black armbands to protest
the Vietnam War. The Tinker v. Des Moines case refers to the
Supreme Court hearing the case was so unique that it went through a
number of courts to get right.
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The Out Come
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The Supreme Court decided that the Tinkers had the right
to wear the armbands, with Justice Abe Fortas stating that
no one expects students to “shed their constitutional
rights to freedom of speech or expression at the
schoolhouse gate.”
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The impact of the Court
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The impact of Tinker v Des Moines was significant. It
gave students the right to make symbolic speech.
They could do this as long as it wasn't out of line and
disruptive to the other students learning.
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Description of the Vietnam War
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The Vietnam War was fought
between communist North Vietnam and the government of Southern
Vietnam. The North was supported by communist countries such as
the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. The South
was supported by anti-communist countries, primarily the United
States. The United States lost the Vietnam War. It lasted for twenty
years, something the US never expected when it joined in the fight.
Not only did the US lose the war and the country of Vietnam to the
communists, the US lost prestige in the eyes of the world.
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The impact in the Armband Idea
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Some Americans opposed sending American soldiers to
Vietnam. In their opinion, the war cost too many American
lives and too much money. In 1965, a group of Des Moines
high school and junior high students met at the home of Mary
Beth Tinker to make plans to protest the United States'
participation in the Vietnam War. The students agreed to wear
black armbands the following week to protest the deaths of
American soldiers in the war.
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Reason They Fought
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Vietnam War started, after the U.S refused to help them run their
country, which was then under French. The U.S instead, asked for
their help in fighting against Japan, after which they could help them
to get their independence. This did not go well for the Vietnamese, so
they forced the French out by starting a war.
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