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Biographies of the Tinker v. Des Moines Plaintiffs
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| John Tinker, Mary Beth Tinker, and Christopher Eckhardt |
Christopher Eckhardt, John and Mary Beth Tinker were in their early teens when they wore black armbands to school in December 1965 to express their mourning for the casualties of the Vietnam conflict. Their act of civil disobedience resulted in the landmark Tinker v. Des Moines Supreme Court case.
Much has happened to them in the 33 years since then. In reading the brief biographies linked above, you can acquire a richer understanding of these three people whose acts as teenagers had such an important impact on the rights of students.
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