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Mary Beth Tinker, an advocate for youth rights and the freedom of speech, spoke to the Ithaca College community about her past experiences regarding the freedom of speech.

Free speech activist discusses importance of First Amendment

By Brontë Cook, Contributing Writer • September 20, 2017
When she was 13.Mary Beth Tinker and fellow classmates in Des Moines, Iowa, were suspended for wearing black armbands to school in protest of the Vietnam War.
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