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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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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 ...
- Nick Sharman
- Prominent Voices Challenged The Legitimacy of The Anti-Riot Law.
- There Was A Clear Cultural Clash Between The Judge and The Defendants.
- The Judge Ordered Bobby Seale to Be Chained and Gagged in Court.
- Famous Writers and Performers Took The Witness Stand.
Three months before the Chicago Eight trial began, a group of prominent writers and thinkers published a letter to the editors of The New York Review of Booksarguing that the anti-riot law set a dangerous precedent. “The effect of this ‘anti-riot’ act is to subvert the first Amendmentguarantee of free assembly by equating organized political protes...
During the trial, yippies Hoffman and Rubin sometimes used unusual tactics to draw attention to their arguments. In one instance, they showed up to court wearing judicial robes to protest Judge Julius Hoffman’s decision to revoke Dellinger’s bail. When the judge demanded they remove their robes, they took them off and stomped on them. Underneath, t...
Froines argues Hoffman and Rubin’s robe incident “was basically a minor disruption,” and that “the main event in terms of disruption was Bobby Seale being chained and gagged.” Seale had chosen lawyer Charles Garry to represent him in court, and because Garry needed gallbladder surgery, he asked Judge Hoffman to postpone the trial. To Garry’s shock,...
During the trial, the defendants argued that the anti-war demonstrations had been peaceful, and that the violence was instigated by the police. To make this point, the defense called over 100 witnesses, many of whom had been in Chicago during the protests. At the time, a lot of prominent writers and performers were involved with the anti-war moveme...
- Becky Little
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Sep 2, 2021 · Editors' Choice. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week. Share full article. Sept. 2, 2021. It’s easy to fall into the habit of seeing the Book Review and The Times’s daily book critics...
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Reviews, essays, best sellers and children's books coverage from The New York Times Book Review.
