Witnify http://witnify.com I was there. Sat, 26 Oct 2024 13:37:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.1 Chicago Seven Background on the Trial of the Chicago Seven http://witnify.com/trial-chicago-seven/ http://witnify.com/trial-chicago-seven/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2014 20:19:30 +0000 http://witnify.com/?p=51045 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a-sFuzmloE “The whole world is watching!” The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois. Both before and during the convention, rallies and marches were held primarily in protest of President Lyndon B. Johnson and his Vietnam War policies.  On the fourth day of the convention, demonstrators held the … Continue reading

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“The whole world is watching!” The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois. Both before and during the convention, rallies and marches were held primarily in protest of President Lyndon B. Johnson and his Vietnam War policies.  On the fourth day of the convention, demonstrators held the only rally for which they had a permit. When a boy attending the rally tried to lower a U.S. flag to half-mast, violent confrontations ensued between police and protestors.

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