The famed writer covered both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions of 1968 in a book called Miami and the Siege of Chicago, witnessing the protests and violence that took place in Chicago.
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1968 Democratic Convention
How Parallels Between 1968 and 2024 Are – and Aren't – Instructive
Daniel HautzingerAs the Democratic National Convention takes place in Chicago after the sitting president suspended his re-election bid, comparisons between today and 1968 abound. A Northwestern professor explains their limits.
Chicago's Forgotten 'Days of Rage'
Daniel Hautzinger50 years ago, a radical chapter of Students for a Democratic Society tried to "bring the war home" in protest of America's continuing involvement in Vietnam by staging militant demonstrations in Chicago that they called the Days of Rage.
The 1969 Clash Between the Counterculture and the Establishment in a Chicago Courtroom
Daniel HautzingerThe Chicago Eight conspiracy trial pitted the counterculture of the late 1960s against the government and the establishment in an era-defining battle that featured everything from Allen Ginsberg engaging in a Hindu chant to the judge ordering a defendant to be bound and gagged.
When the Democratic Party Was Torn Apart
Daniel HautzingerThe Democratic National Convention of August, 1968, held in Chicago, was a defining moment of the Vietnam era and a watershed in American politics. What actually happened during that devastating event that pitted police against protesters and ripped apart the Democratic Party?