Mary Beth Tinker is an American free speech activist known for her role in the 1969 Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District Supreme Court case, which ruled that Warren Harding Junior High School could not punish her for wearing a black armband in school in support of a truce in the Vietnam War. The case set a precedent for student speech in schools. Today, Tinker conducts speaking tours across the United States to teach children and youth about their rights. A youth rights advocate, Tinker has a professional background as a pediatric nurse who is active in union activism and holds masters degrees in both public health and nursing.
Well we're, we're traveling all over the United States, Mike and I, in a 29-foot RV called Gabby. We named it. It's called Gabby because it's about the first amendment, and so we want to encourage students and encourage young people to stand up and speak up and make a difference, make the world be...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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