The Chicago Seven
1968 was a year full of violence, the turmoil in Chicago alone divided our country. The Chicago police attacked 6,000 anti war marchers, national leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy were assassinated, and New York City students had taken over several buildings at Columbia University, by the time of the Democratic National Convention there was a lot of political tension.(“Democratic National Convention….”) The Chicago Seven were the accused leaders of the riots during the 1968 Democratic Convention.
The Chicago Seven were two groups who didn't always agree with each other. Rennie Davis, David Dellinger. and Tom Hayden were part of the National Mobilization Committee to end the war in Vietnam, …show more content…
The Yippies “festival of life” concert got disrupted by police from the very beginning. It ended with a violent fight between the police and the crowd. This lasted from 11pm-2am. The next day was the National Mobilization Committees turn. They had planned a peaceful march to protest the war. However this also turned into a violent fight between the police and the protesters, the police were clubbing the crowds heads and spraying them with mace just to try to get a little control over the situation.(“Democratic National Convention…”)
The riots during the democratic convention ended with almost 700 protesters
being arrested. Hundreds of protesters were taken to hospitals and by medical teams on the streets, approximately 200 police officers were injured with about 50 also taken to the hospital.(Sched) After all the crowns and protesters left Chicago 8 people were left facing Federal Charges: Rennie Davis, Tom Hayden, Jerry Rubin, Lee Weiner, John Froines, David Dellinger, and Bobby Seale had to take the wrath of the protestionatin. The group was then reduced to seven people when Bobby Seale was dropped to be tried by himself. The other seven were tried for
1968 was a year full of violence, the turmoil in Chicago alone divided our country. The Chicago police attacked 6,000 anti war marchers, national leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy were assassinated, and New York City students had taken over several buildings at Columbia University, by the time of the Democratic National Convention there was a lot of political tension.(“Democratic National Convention….”) The Chicago Seven were the accused leaders of the riots during the 1968 Democratic Convention.
The Chicago Seven were two groups who didn't always agree with each other. Rennie Davis, David Dellinger. and Tom Hayden were part of the National Mobilization Committee to end the war in Vietnam, …show more content…
The Yippies “festival of life” concert got disrupted by police from the very beginning. It ended with a violent fight between the police and the crowd. This lasted from 11pm-2am. The next day was the National Mobilization Committees turn. They had planned a peaceful march to protest the war. However this also turned into a violent fight between the police and the protesters, the police were clubbing the crowds heads and spraying them with mace just to try to get a little control over the situation.(“Democratic National Convention…”)
The riots during the democratic convention ended with almost 700 protesters
being arrested. Hundreds of protesters were taken to hospitals and by medical teams on the streets, approximately 200 police officers were injured with about 50 also taken to the hospital.(Sched) After all the crowns and protesters left Chicago 8 people were left facing Federal Charges: Rennie Davis, Tom Hayden, Jerry Rubin, Lee Weiner, John Froines, David Dellinger, and Bobby Seale had to take the wrath of the protestionatin. The group was then reduced to seven people when Bobby Seale was dropped to be tried by himself. The other seven were tried for