The specter of 1968 – with its angry confrontations and police brutality – hung heavy over Chicago in the lead up to the Democratic National Convention, as if the largely uneventful 1996 convention ...
A Chicago councilman is involved with a group planning to disrupt the Democratic National Committee meeting in August, reminiscent of the infamous protests that rocked the city in 1968. Over 450 ...
It's August 26, 1968, and the Democratic National Convention is about to kick off in Chicago. In the background, scenes of turbulence and unrest unfold as antiwar ...
50 Years Ago: Antiwar Protesters Brutally Attacked in Police Riots at 1968 Democratic Convention; Bound & Gagged: Black Panther Party Chair Bobby Seale Describes His Trial After 1968 DNC Protests; ...
We’re one year away from Chicago hosting the next Democratic National Convention — 28 years after it was last here and 56 years after the unforgettable 1968 DNC. It’s the 26th time the city has been ...