American hiamerican histor products are available on the online store. Go to cspan store. Org to check out all of the cspan products. Today marks the 50th anniversary of a Landmark Supreme Court case, tinker v. Des moines. In just a moment well be talking to one of the key players in that case. John tinker will be joining us from des moines, iowa. But first, courtesy of cbs news, Walter Cronkite on the evening news 50 years today. The Supreme Court today endorsed the right of student protests so long as the protest does not disrupt order or interfere with the rights of others. But a dissenting justice hugo black said the ruling begins a revolutionary era of permissiveness fostered by the judiciary. The 72 decision upheld the right of three des moines teenagers to wear black antiwar arm bands to high school. The court said students do not leave their freedoms of speech and expression at the school door. That courtesy of the cbs news and two of the key players in this case, Mary Beth Tin
Were standing in the middle of the exhibition titled determined. The 400 year struggle for black equality. This section explores the period from the end of the civil war after the civil war which ended slavery in the united states. Through 1950 and this was period that witnessed both progress and backlash for black americans. After the civil war as black virginiaens and americans embraced new opportunities in the form of ax success to education, new civil rights, political participation, building new communities. Starting new businesses and so forth as on one hand, black lives flourished under the new promises afforded by freedom and american society. Black people also began to suffer backlash from white establishment that wanted to reassert its power, sense of supremacy and its control over people of color. And at the same time we see amazing strides in black process, we also see regress in the form of disenfranchisement and legalized segregation in american society. So well look at f
Today marks the 50th anniversary of a Landmark Supreme Court case. In a moment, we will talk to one of the key players in the case, and john taker is going to join us from des moines, iowa and first courtesy of cbs evening news on the evening news 50 years ago today. The Supreme Court today endorsed the right of student protest so long as the protest does not disrupt order or interfere with the rights others, but a dissenting justice hugo black says it begins the permissive era fostered by the judiciary. A 72 decision upheld des moines teenagers to wear the black arm bands into the school. That is courtesy of cbs evening news and two of the key players mary beth tinker, and johner and joining us from des moines is john tinker. Thank you for being with us. It is great to be with you. And we understand that there is some ice and bad weather in the des moines area, and your sister could not be here, so we appreciate your trekking out to be with us. That is right. We are having quite a sto
Magazine, making woodstock number two when they said it was the greatest peaceful man made event in history of all mankind and it was second to the man landing on the moon. The legacy of Artie Kornfeld is what . That im sitting here with you right now. [ laughter ] 45 years later. Yeah. Im just so thrilled. I hope what i do next year will be my legacy. Yeah . Yeah. Terrific. Yeah. Thank you. My pleasure. American history tv products are now available at the new cspan online store. Go to cspan store. Org to see whats new for American History tv and check out all of the cspan products. Today marx the 50th anniversary of a Landmark Supreme Court case, tinker v. Des moines. In just a moment well be talking to one of the key players in that case. John tinker will be joining us from des moines, iowa, but first, courtesy of cbs news walter cronkite, the evening news 50 years ago today. The Supreme Court today endorsed the right of student protests so long as the protests does not disrupt orde
Supreme court case, tanker versus des moines, will be looking at one of the key players, he will be joining us from des moines iowa, first courtesy of cbs news, Walter Cronkite and the evening news 50 years ago today. Supreme part today endorsed the broader Student Program so long as the protest does not disrupt or interfere with the rights of others. A justice hugo blocks at the ruling started the revolutionary era. They upheld threat of three des moines tshirts to wear black anti war arm bands to high school. They said students do not leave their freedoms of speech and expression at the school door. That courtesy of the cbs news, and two of the key players in this case, Mary Beth Tinker and john tanker, joining us from des moines, iowa is john tanker, good morning, thank you for being with us. Good morning, it is great to be with you. And we apologize that youre sister mary beth cannot be with us, we understand that there has been some ice and weather and the greater des moines area