Iowa Pathways - Artifacts

Time Frame	Artifact Type	Title	Description
1965	Video	Mary Beth Tinker Describes Influential Court Cases for First Amendment Rights	Mary Beth Tinker describes the prior civil rights legal cases that influenced the decision in their Supreme Court case for First Amendment rights.
1965	Video	Mary Beth and John Tinker Describe Their Reactions to Supreme Court Case Success	Mary Beth and John Tinker describe their reaction to being informed about the success of the Supreme Court case for student First Amendment rights.
1965	Video	John Tinker Describes His Rationale for Wearing Armbands to Protest the Vietnam War	Although the historic Supreme Court decision that bears their name is a First Amendment issue, John Tinker explains their cause was really to raise awareness of the war in Vietnam.
1965	Video	Mary Beth Tinker Describes How She Felt After Supreme Court Case Decision	Mary Beth Tinker describes how she felt after the long series of court cases led to the final Supreme Court decision in 1969.
1965	Video	John and Mary Beth Tinker Describe Decision to Sue the Des Moines Independent School District	John and Mary Beth Tinker describe their decision in 1965 to work with the ACLU and sue the Des Moines Independent School District for the infringement of their first amendment rights.
1965	Video	John and Mary Beth Tinker Describe Their Testimony During Court Cases	John and Mary Beth Tinker describe their experiences providing testimony during court cases, as well as their perspective on the intentions of those questioning the actions of students practicing their freedom of speech to protest the Vietnam War.
1965	Video	Mary Beth and John Tinker Describe Receiving Threats After Protesting the Vietnam War	Mary Beth and John Tinker describe their experiences dealing with negative reactions and threats based on their opposition to the Vietnam War and participation in the court case related to students’ First Amendment rights.
1965	unassigned	John Tinker Describes Federal, District, and Supreme Court Battle for Students’ First Amendment Rights	John Tinker describes the series of federal and district court cases, decisions and appeals that led to the Supreme Court ruling for student First Amendment rights. He presents his perspective on the Supreme Court majority opinion in the case.
1965	Video	John Tinker Describes the Decision to Sue the Des Moines Independent School District after 1965 Student Protest	John Tinker describes the initial concerns of his parents after participating in a school protest of the Vietnam War, and how this led to a meeting of other community activists and the decision to sue the Des Moines Independent School District in federal court in 1966.
1965	Video	Mary Beth Tinker Describes Influence of Parents in Taking Civic Action	Mary Beth Tinker describes the influence of her parents and the work of national civil rights activists in her decision to wear a black armband to school in 1965 to protest the Vietnam War.