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What did protestors do at the Democratic National Convention in 1968?
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At the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago (Aug. 26–29), anti–Vietnam War protesters — including Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and other groups — held mass demonstrations and marches, staged rallies and theatrical stunts (famously trying to "nominate" a pig, "Pigasus"), and sought to march on and disrupt the convention to press the party to take a stronger antiwar stand.
Chicago police and the National Guard met demonstrators with heavy force — baton charges, tear gas and mass arrests — and violent street clashes were broadcast on television. Hundreds were arrested, many demonstrators and officers were hurt, and several protest leaders were later indicted in the well‑known Chicago Seven trial. The events became a defining image of 1968 and a major political controversy.
Chicago police and the National Guard met demonstrators with heavy force — baton charges, tear gas and mass arrests — and violent street clashes were broadcast on television. Hundreds were arrested, many demonstrators and officers were hurt, and several protest leaders were later indicted in the well‑known Chicago Seven trial. The events became a defining image of 1968 and a major political controversy.
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