In a city that is remembered for the 1968 riots, it was no surprise that security was a priority at the recent Democratic ...

Ad Policy Protesters clash with the National Guard outside the Democratic National Convention on August 28, 1968.(CBS Photo ... just weeks after riots consumed Chicago—like other American ...

Overall, it was a far cry from the so-called “police riot” at Chicago’s 1968 Democratic National Convention. The answer to the question, “Can we finally put 1968 behind us this time ...

We showed again that this was not 1968." During the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, approximately 600 people were arrested. The convention was held amid significant social unrest ...

Riot police gathered outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, August 26 1968 Credit: Bettmann Back then, the topic of complaint was the war in Vietnam, over which the opposition ...

Jordan Green is an investigative correspondent based in Greensboro, N.C., who covers right-wing extremism for Raw Story. His work has been featured in a host of publications, including the ...

As Chicago hosts the 2024 Democratic National ... the circumstances reawaken memories of the disastrous 1968 Democratic National Convention, also held in Chicago. In 1968, when opposition to ...

Filmmaker Haskell Wexler thus described Medium Cool, his violent feature set during Chicago’s riotous 1968 Democratic National Convention. His movie opened (sort of) exactly 55 years ago this week.

CHICAGO ― In addition to crowning Vice President Kamala Harris as their presidential standard-bearer and unifying the party ahead of the general election, Democrats had one other goal for their ...