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the assassinations increased tensions among delegates, antiwar protesters, and the police
At the Democratic National Convention of 1968 in Chicago, riots took place in the wake of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s and Robert F. Kennedy's assassinations. These events symbolized a particularly turbulent era.
After the 1968 Democratic convention, African-American delegates were seated.
Robert Kennedy was a front-runner for the Democratic nomination in 1968 when he was shot down by Sirhan Sirhan.
1968
- They were deeply divided
The population of the United States in 1968 was 201 million people. Some major events in 1968 were the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Robert Kennedy seemed to have almost a lock on the Democratic nomination in 1968 when he was killed.
The democratic party
Democratic Socialism
Alabama National Democratic Party was created in 1968.
National Democratic Party of Alabama was created in 1968.