The Democratic Convention Of 1968

1968 Democratic Convention

“The Whole World Is Watching!  The Whole World Is Watching! So when the chant from thousands of protesters caught in a pitched battle with the police on the streets of Chicago is the Democratic Party sought to nominate a candidate for president. The Democratic convention riots of 1967 were turning point in history of politics and in the history of Chicago. Never before had cameras captured what was later termed a “police riot” live on television.  While the battle of Chicago raged on Michigan Avenue, the tension erupted in violence and anger in the convention hall itself. As the nation watched  in disbelief, convention delegates and network reporters were beaten, delegate credentials were forged in an effort to pack the galleries with Chicago city employees, and the mayor of the city, Richard J Daley, screamed an obscenity at a Jewish United States senator on live television.

In this exciting multimedia presentation, we will explore the roots of the events that culminated in the riots of 1968. From growing public frustration to the stalemate in Vietnam in the wake of the Tet Offensive to the insurgent campaign of Sen. Eugene McCarthy, politics in America were thrown into turmoil. And just as the country seemed more and more to be spinning out of control, we were hit with the shock of the public assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King and Sen. Robert F.  Kennedy. All of these events and many more makes for an exceptionally exciting, thought-provoking, and mesmerizing presentation.