The Battle of Michigan Avenue

In 1968, the Democratic Party nominated a loyal member of the party leadership that did not reflect their members' views and could not present a compelling vision of the future. Meanwhile, prophesies of civil unrest became self-fulfilling as protests provoked a police riot miles away from the convention itself. What sort of protest makes the most change? How do you make leaders listen? Does democracy end on election day?

Links!

• Footage of Wednesday's Police Riot
• Photos of the week's events: Chicago Tribune, Time Magazine
• The Yippies' nomination newsreel for Pigasus
• Dan Rather's report from the floor after being punched
• Excerpts of Ribicoff's nomination speech, and Daley's reaction
• The Walker Report (An excerpted summary)
• Famous American Trials: The Chicago 8 including transcripts and audio of the trial and its participants
• The Whole World was Watching: An Oral History of 1968
• Bobby Seale's website
• The MadFuzz store; use coupon code "hh2016" before 12/31 for 16% off.

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Music by Thylacinus

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"Prologue, August 29, 1968" by Chicago

"I'll be There" by Phil Ochs