Tinker Vs Des Moines

By Doreen Rappaport

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Vietnam war, 1961-1975, Protest movements, Freedom of speech, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, Students, Students, legal status, laws, etc., Trials, united states, Trials, litigation, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Legal status, laws, Vietnam war, 1961-1975, protest movements, Trials, Des Moines Independent Community School District

Description: Using edited transcripts of testimony, recreates the trial of John Tinker and two other students who were suspended from school for protesting the Vietnam War, and invites the reader to act as judge and jury.