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The Supreme Court Sides With Kids: Mary Beth's Fight for Free Speech
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📢 A NOTE TO CAREGIVERS AND EDUCATORS: Today's episode briefly references violence during the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, including the deaths of civil rights activists in Mississippi and the bombing of a church in Alabama. The story is told gently from a real child's perspective, but you may want to listen first or be ready to talk with younger listeners afterward. 🎧 ON TODAY'S EPISODE… On December 16, 1965, 13-year-old Mary Beth Tinker wore a simple black armband to school in support of a truce in the Vietnam War. Her small action set a series of events in motion, culminating in a landmark Supreme Court case protecting students' right to free speech in schools. History's…