From Associated Press
A brother and sister who were suspended 48 years ago for protesting the Vietnam War have been welcomed back to their former Des Moines schools.
A black armband that was available to students at the JEA/NSPA Boston journalism convention. Mary Beth Tinker, founder of the Tinker Tour began her journey by wearing a black armband in protest of the Vietnam war.
Mary Beth Tinker and John Tinker were 13 and 15, respectively, when they wore black armbands in peaceful protest at Harding Middle and North High schools.
Mary Beth is a labor union advocate who lives in Washington, D.C. John Tinker lives in Fayette, Missouri and edits an online current events website.
Their Des Moines stop was part of the Tinker Tour, a nationwide effort to increase youth civic engagement. Students gathered in Des Moines on Tuesday to learn about the 1969 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said the Tinkers had a right to wear the armbands.
