11/7/2019 Tinker et al. v. Des Moines Independent Community School District: Students Fighting For What Is RightRead NowThe events that lead to this Supreme Case were fairly straightforward and understandable based on the feelings of the United States at the time. At a time when the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had been passed, many groups in the nation believed that they too could band together in the name of a cause. In this instance, three students banded together in opposition the the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands to school. When the school administration found out about this movement, "they met and adopted a policy that any student wearing an armband to school would be asked to remove it, and if he refused he would be suspended until he returned without the armband" (Fraser, 312). Following this, the three students that wore the armbands were suspended from the school, so they took the school district to court with the claim that their First Amendment right of Freedom of Speech had been violated.
In the 1970's, President Richard Nixon was able to lead the United States in a new and more conservative direction. "By winding down the Vietnam War, he was able to neutralize one or more volatile issues that had sparked the youth rebellion of the 1960's" (Urban, 283). This showed that the Tinker et al. v. Des Moines Independent Community School District case led to some action being taken. The youth of America were actually seen by the executive branch of the government, and action was taken to aid in their sentiments.
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