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Free Speech
The Free Speech module introductions students to the Firts Amendment right to free speech and tells a story about a student being suspended from school for wearing an anti-war t-shirt. The module also contains a rendering of the landmark case Tinker vs. Des Moines School District, which focused on students wearing black armbands to school in protest of war.
Protesting
The Protesting module introductions students to the First Amendment right to assembly. The main storyline centers around the newsies strike at the turn of the century, but also covers the farmworkers' movement and the Civil Rights movement. The module also discusses the case Edwards v. South Carolina, involving the arrest of a number of young people protesting segregation.
Graffiti
The Graffiti module explores exceptions to First Amendment expression rights and includes a story about kids visiting a museum and discovering that someone had painted a mustache on a famous painting.
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