The Whole World is Watching: Violence in the Streets of Chicago

PBS Learning Media
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vietnam war ken burns chicago democratic party headquarters demonstrators anti-war democratic national convention march marchers Eugene McCarthy Gene McCarthy peace demonstration police James Willbanks protesters anti-war delegates George McGovern Abraham Ribicoff 1968 presidential election anti-war movement anti-war protests David Brinkley National Guard James Willbanks Robert Kennedy WETA
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History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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The Whole World is Watching: Violence in the Streets of Chicago

Thousands of demonstrators, barred from getting anywhere near the 1968 Democratic National Convention, moved their protest to Party headquarters on Chicago's Michigan Avenue. The National Guard was called to help the police put down the protest and the sides clashed violently. At the convention, there was more confusion. Some anti-war delegates, once pledged to the murdered Robert Kennedy, threw their support behind George McGovern.

NOTE: This video is part of a lesson plan titled The 1968 Democratic National Convention.
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PBS Learning Media

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