Mary Beth Tinker Podcast
In 1965, the middle-school student was punished for wearing an armband to school to protest the Vietnam War. Hear what she has to say about First Amendment freedoms!
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An exhibit in the Newseum's Cox First Amendment Gallery features a photo of Mary Beth and John Tinker, and the actual armband worn by Mary Beth and her diary. (The peace symbols were added later to armbands.)
