The Struggle for Student Rights: "Tinker v. DES Moines" and the 1960s (Landmark Law Cases and American Society) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0700608672 ISBN 13: 9780700608676

Publisher: University Press of Kansas, 1997

Synopsis

The 1965 student rights case ""Tinker v. Des Moines"", raises important issues regarding First Amendment freedoms and is a precedent for both the rights of public school students and legitimate civil disobedience. This account of the case places it in the legal and historical context of the 1960s.

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About the Author

John W. Johnson is professor of history and department chair at the University of Northern Iowa.

From the Back Cover

Tension between free speech and social stability has been a central concern throughout American history. In the 1960s that concern reached a fever pitch with the anti-Vietnam War movement. When antiwar sentiment "invaded" American schools, official resolve to retain order in the classroom vied with the rights of students to speak freely. A key event in that face-off was the Supreme Court decision in Tinker v. Des Moines. As the most important student rights case ever to reach the Supreme Court, Tinker raises important issues regarding First Amendment freedoms and provides a fascinating legal window on a turbulent era.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0700608672
• ISBN 13: 9780700608676
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240