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Chicago, 1968: Policy and Protest at the Democratic National Convention

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Chicago, 1968: Policy and Protest at the Democratic National Convention - Proctor, Nicolas W
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"In August 1968, Democrats gather at their National Convention in Chicago to debate a platform for a deeply divided party. Factions are split over issues such as civil rights, infrastructure, and the war on poverty; not to mention the war in Vietnam. Meanwhile, crowds of protesters descend upon the city. Impassioned antiwar demonstrators plan sit-ins and marches, while the absurdist Yippies, determined to make a mockery of the convention, intend to nominate a pig for president. Journalists flood the area to cover the ...

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Chicago, 1968: Policy and Protest at the Democratic National Convention 2022, University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill

ISBN-13: 9781469670706

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Chicago, 1968: Policy and Protest at the Democratic National Convention 2020, W. W. Norton & Company

ISBN-13: 9780393533002

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