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Ad Policy Protesters clash with the National Guard outside the Democratic National Convention on August 28, 1968. (CBS Photo Archive) With the Democratic National Convention wrapping up in Chicago ...
The 1968 Democratic National Convention took place from Aug. 26 through Aug. 29 of that year. At that point, Chicago had already experienced two major riots in less than a year, ...
As the 1968 Democratic National Convention took place at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, anti-Vietnam War protesters clashed with police in the city streets. | AP Photos ...
An Aug. 29, 1968 photo shows Vice President Hubert Humphrey, right, and his running mate, Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, left, with their wives at the Democratic Convention in Chicago following their ...
The 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago has become one of the emblematic events of the decade, a culmination of years of hope and idealism that spiraled into days of rage, ...
Michael James, 1968 Democratic Convention Demonstrator: You know, we thought of ourselves as revolutionaries in those days, and we were really irked by the Democratic Party and the war in Vietnam.
More than 50 years on, the Democratic Party's national convention of 1968 continues to haunt the party and cast a shadow over US politics, writes James Jeffrey.
General view of the delegates from different states sit and stand during the 1968 Democratic National Convention, held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Aug. 28, 1968.
MICHAEL JAMES, 1968 Democratic Convention Demonstrator: You know, we thought of ourselves as revolutionaries in those days, and we were really irked by the Democratic Party and the war in Vietnam.
In a column for Variety, former CBS News anchor Dan Rather recalls the turmoil of the 1968 Democratic Convention, where he was roughed up on the floor.
Like this week’s gathering, the 1968 one took place in Chicago after the president exited the race, but its protests — featuring singer Phil Ochs and a pig — turned violent.
Politics / The Nation warned readers early on that the 1968 convention would be debacle. Richard Kreitner With the Democratic National Convention wrapping up in Chicago, many have pointed to ...