1968 Democratic National Convention protests

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The 1968 Democratic National Convention protests were a series of massive anti–Vietnam War and anti-establishment demonstrations in Chicago that culminated in violent clashes between protesters and police, symbolizing the deep political and social turmoil of the late 1960s in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti–Vietnam War protest
political demonstration
protest movement
characterizedAs a "police riot" in the Walker Report
city Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago
country United States of America
surface form: United States
describedBySource Walker Report
television news broadcasts
endTime 1968-08-29
followedBy Chicago Eight trial
surface form: Chicago Seven trial
hasCause anger over the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
anger over the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
opposition to the Democratic Party establishment
opposition to the Vietnam War
wider social unrest in the 1960s United States
hasEffect damage to the Democratic Party’s public image
formation of the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial
increased public skepticism about government authority
widespread media coverage of police brutality
hasParticipant Chicago police
surface form: Chicago Police Department

Illinois National Guard
Richard J. Daley
surface form: Mayor Richard J. Daley

National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
Students for a Democratic Society
Youth International Party
antiwar demonstrators
news media
location Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
occursDuring 1968 Democratic National Convention protests self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1968 Democratic National Convention
opposed Democratic Party leadership on the war
Vietnam War
organizedBy National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
Students for a Democratic Society
Youth International Party
partOf 1960s counterculture movement
1968 protests
anti–Vietnam War movement
relatedTo 1968 United States presidential election
Chicago Eight trial
surface form: Chicago Seven

Democratic Party
significantEvent mass arrests of demonstrators
police–protester clashes
televised police violence
use of tear gas by police
startTime 1968-08-26
state Illinois
symbolizes conflict between youth counterculture and political establishment
political and social turmoil in the United States in the late 1960s
timePeriod late 1960s

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1968 United States presidential election notableEvent 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
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Richard J. Daley notableEvent 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 depictsEvent 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena hostedEvent 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
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Medium Cool depicts 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
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1968 Democratic National Convention protests occursDuring 1968 Democratic National Convention protests self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1968 Democratic National Convention
Jerry Rubin participantIn 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
Chicago Eight trial hasCause 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
film "Chicago 10" depictsEvent 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
subject surface form: Chicago 10
this entity surface form: 1968 Democratic National Convention
Chicago Amphitheatre notableEvent 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
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Boss Daley notableEvent 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
subject surface form: Richard J. Daley
this entity surface form: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests in Chicago