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The Chicago Seven, originally the Chicago Eight and also known as the Conspiracy Eight or Conspiracy Seven, were seven defendants – Rennie Davis, David Dellinger, John Froines, Tom Hayden, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, and Lee Weiner – charged by the United States Department of Justice with conspiracy, crossing state lines with intent to ...
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- The Chicago Eight were the first people tried under the first federal anti-riot law. 1968 Riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Anti-riot laws were all at the local or state level until the passage of the 1968 Civil Rights Act, which included a provision making it illegal to cross state lines to incite a riot.
- Prominent voices challenged the legitimacy of the anti-riot law. The Chicago Eight: (top L-R) Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman,Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, Bobby Seale, Lee Weiner, John Froines and David Dellinger, circa 1968.&
- There was a clear cultural clash between the judge and the defendants. Judge Julius Hoffman, 1969. During the trial, yippies Hoffman and Rubin sometimes used unusual tactics to draw attention to their arguments.
- The judge ordered Bobby Seale to be chained and gagged in court. Courtroom drawing of Bobby Seale bound and gagged during the trial, by Franklin McMahon.
Nov 16, 2009 · The trial for eight antiwar activists charged with inciting violent demonstrations at the August 1968 Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago before Judge Julius Hoffman. Initially...
Sep 14, 2012 · The Chicago 8: Directed by Pinchas Perry. With Gary Cole, Steven Culp, Philip Baker Hall, David Julian Hirsh. Eight anti-war protesters go on trial for conspiring to cause riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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West's Encyclopedia of American Law. CHICAGO EIGHTThe trial of the Chicago Eight exemplified the state of turmoil that existed in the United States in 1968. Because the Chicago conspiracy trial opened with eight defendants, this group of radical leaders is sometimes referred to as the Chicago Eight. The trial of one defendant, bobby seale, was ...
Aug 15, 2016 · Even before the August convention arrived in Chicago, the American people felt the turbulence of 1968. The Vietnam War raged Aftermath of "the whole world is watching": The Chicago 8 Trial The contentious, political, and cultural conflict of the sixties was exemplified in the events of the 1968 Democratic Convention, the
Sep 16, 2020 · Known as the Chicago 8 (later, the Chicago 7), the U.S. government wanted to make an example out of them. The charges? Conspiracy and inciting to riot. The eight activists who went to trial...
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