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   Jul 1, 2008 · Read the review in the New York Times! The explosive protests and police riots outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago and the ensuing conspiracy trial gave voice to the tumultuous cultural, social and racial politics of the time.

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   2 days ago · 100 Best Books of the 21st Century: As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers — with a little help from the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

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   This book analyzes the newspaper coverage of one of America’s most famous and dramatic trials–the trial of the “Chicago 8.”. Covering a five month period from September 1969 to February 1970 the book considers the way eight radical activists including Black Panther leader Bobby Seale, antiwar activists Tom Hayden, David Dellinger, and ...

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5. www.nytimes.com › 2022/01/25 › booksIt’s Just a Game. Or Is It? - The New York Times

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   Jan 25, 2022 · In “Seven Games: A Human History,” Oliver Roeder presents a study of checkers, backgammon, chess, Go, poker, Scrabble and bridge — and asks why we play.

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   Why was the Chicago 8 trial a big deal?

   • None were convicted of conspiracy, and although five of them were convicted of inciting a riot, an appellate court dismissed the charges because it found that the judge had been biased against them. Here’s why the Chicago Eight trial, that opened on September 24, 1969, was such a big deal. 1.

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   What happened to the Chicago Eight?

   • After the appeal, most of the Chicago Eight continued their activist work, with Rubin standing out as the infamous yippie who became a yuppie in the 1980s. The four members who survived to see the trial’s 50th anniversary in 2019 are John Froines, Rennie Davis, Bobby Seale and Lee Weiner.

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   What was the evidence against the Chicago Eight?

   • The evidence against the Chicago Eight, as they became known, was always slim. None were convicted of conspiracy, and although five of them were convicted of inciting a riot, an appellate court dismissed the charges because it found that the judge had been biased against them.

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   Who took the witness stand at the Chicago Eight trial?

   • Famous writers and performers took the witness stand. Courtroom drawings of poet Allen Ginsberg and musician Country Joe McDonald at the Chicago Eight trial. During the trial, the defendants argued that the anti-war demonstrations had been peaceful, and that the violence was instigated by the police.

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   Why was the Chicago Eight called the committee to defend the conspiracy?

   • Because the Chicago Eight had begun referring to themselves as “The Conspiracy,” the 19 signers dubbed themselves the Committee to Defend the Conspiracy. They pledged to raise money to fund the Chicago Eight’s legal defense and encouraged readers to make donations. 3. There was a clear cultural clash between the judge and the defendants.

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   Sep 24, 2019 · Here’s why the Chicago Eight trial, that opened on September 24, 1969, was such a big deal. 1. The Chicago Eight were the first people tried under the first federal anti-riot law.