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The 1968 Democratic National Convention protests were a series of protests against the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War that took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. The protests lasted approximately seven days, from August 23 to August 29, 1968, and drew an estimated 7,000 to ...
The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held August 26–29 at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Earlier that year incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had announced he would not seek reelection, thus making the purpose of the convention to select a new presidential nominee for the Democratic Party. [1]
10 [1948] Breakaway delegations left the Philadelphia Convention for conventions of the Progressive and States Rights Democratic Parties. The Progressives, meeting on July 23, also in Philadelphia, nominated former Vice President Henry A. Wallace of Iowa for President and Senator Glen H. Taylor of Idaho for Vice President.
As far as Chicago’s storied protests go, the numbers outside the Democratic National Convention were unremarkable. The stakes were high for Chicago. Despite hosting more political conventions ...
Still, for months, many pundits predicted a Democratic National Convention in Chicago this year would devolve into a scene out of 1968’s Vietnam era convention held in the city with days of ...
Tensions remain high over the prospect of protests around the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this August. Democratic convention organizers work to balance free speech with safety amid ...
Whenever police and protesters came close, activists would start chanting “The whole world is watching,” a phrase used in the 1968 protests. Snelling and city leaders have repeatedly said Chicago has evolved in the more than 50 years since, including by hosting the 1996 Democratic National Convention that largely went off without a hitch.
1968 Democratic National Convention protest activity - Protesters from the countercultural and anti-Vietnam War attempted to disrupt the Democratic National Convention and clashed with police for several days. 152 officers were wounded as were over 600 protesters and bystanders but no one was killed. 0 752+ October 8–11, 1969 Political