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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette | 319 U.S. 624 (1943)
As the late 1930s led inevitably toward world war, patriotic fervor grew in America. Part of that fervor included laws requiring schoolchildren to salute the American flag and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. But Jehovah’s Witnesses refused to participate. They believed saluting the flag violated the commandment against graven images or likenesses.
But in 1940, the Supreme Court held in the Gobitis case that a mandatory flag salute was constitutional. And that decision signaled open season against Jehovah’s Witnesses. Their Kingdom Halls were burned down, often as police and firefighters watched. Jehovah’s Witnesses were harassed, beaten, and run out of their homes. One sheriff, asked why he allowed such violence, replied, quote, “They’re traitors. The Supreme Court says so,” unquote. The press was outraged, and even First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt condemned the violence.
After Gobitis, the West Virginia Board of Education enacted a mandatory flag-salute rule. Refusal to participate constituted insubordination, which could result in a student’s expulsion. Expelled children were considered unlawfully absent, subjecting them and their parents to penalties.
Barnette and other Jehovah’s Witnesses sued the Board of Education in federal court. Despite Gobitis, a three-judge district court panel enjoined the Board from compelling Jehovah’s Witness children to salute the flag. The Board of Education then appealed directly to the United States Supreme Court.
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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette | 319 U.S. 624 (1943)
As the late 1930s led inevitably toward world war, patriotic fervor grew in America. Part of that fervor included laws requiring schoolchildren to salute the American flag and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. But Jehovah’s Witnesses refused to participate. They believed saluting the flag violated the commandment against graven images or likenesses.
But in 1940, the Supreme Court held in the Gobitis case that a mandatory flag salute was constitutional. And that decision signaled open season against Jehovah’s Witnesses. Their Kingdom Halls were burned down, often as police and firefighters watched. Jehovah’s Witnesses were harassed, beaten, and run out of their homes. One sheriff, asked why he allowed such violence, replied, quote, “They’re traitors. The Supreme Court says so,” unquote. The press was outraged, and even First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt condemned the violence.
After Gobitis, the West Virginia Board of Education enacted a mandatory flag-salute rule. Refusal to participate constituted insubordination, which could result in a student’s expulsion. Expelled children were considered unlawfully absent, subjecting them and their parents to penalties.
Barnette and other Jehovah’s Witnesses sued the Board of Education in federal court. Despite Gobitis, a three-judge district court panel enjoined the Board from compelling Jehovah’s Witness children to salute the flag. The Board of Education then appealed directly to the United States Supreme Court.
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