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Why did antiwar democrats protest the convention?
Yippies carried out demonstrations in the streets outside the 1968 Democratic Convention. Chicago Police attacked them. Anti-War Protesters were trying to influence the Democratic Convention to choose a Peace Candidate to end the war in Vietnam which had escalated rapidly under LBJ.
What role did the counterculture and anti war movements play in the election of 1968?
The creation of new culture give Nixion a point to prove to the people of USA. He could use the Hippies and Protesters as examples to fix this nation as a whole
How do you find information about the Chicago riot of 1968?
Here is what FAQ Farmers have had to say: * The 1968 riot had nothing to do with the killing of Doctor Martin Luther King. That had happened earlier in the year. Later in the year, Chicago was also the scene of the anti-war "Days of Rage." The '68 Democratic Convention was the site of the riot. Student radicals, led by the Students for a Democratic Society (S.D.S) and Youth International Party ("yippies"), and thousands of other young people came to Chicago to protest the Vietnam War, and the Johnson/Humphrey party leadership which had escaleted it. They wanted to camp overnight in Grant Park, which is closed at 11:00 pm, like all Chicago parks. When they refused to leave, the Chicago police gave them a "helping hand". The next day, as they tried to interrupt the convention, the CPD forcibly put down the demonstrations.The images of violence in the streets, the harsh methods used by the police and mayhem on the convention floor, became symbols of the strife over the Vietnam War. In retrospect, it marked the fault line which still exists between "conservatives" and "liberals" in American politics, and world-view. * In 1968 The Chicago Police Department was far from what it is today. Which is good and bad. In those days it was not uncommon to "duke" an officer to get out of a ticket or have them look the other way. The same went for the victims of the police and police brutality among a new generation. Plain and simple, the police did pretty much what they wanted. Not that it was a bad thing or they were bad men. Some were, some weren't. However at the time Mayor Richard J. Daley was very powerful and influentional among the Police. And it was understood that heads were gonna get cracked before the hippies and protesters even got to Chicago. Mayor Daley wasn't going to let HIS city be the dance floor for protesters or hippies, yippies, etc. The Chicago Police at the time had a history of picking on hippies and blacks. There are many many reports and stories to back room beatings, phonebooking, nightclubbing ect. This was the sign of the times then. I look at it now as good Chicago history. But the riots were premeditated by the police in 1968. The 11pm park closer was their lame excuse to start beating people. No matter what anybody says, if you read all the articles and all the history, the stories you read and hear will tell you that the police were wrong and abused their power that day under Mayor Daley's orders. On the contrary he was the best mayor we ever had. Try reading "The Boss" by Mike Royco for starters. * Police riot? Not hardly. Having some time to kill and hearing about all the goings on, I went down to Lincoln Park one night and to Grant Park (across from the Hilton another night). While by today's standards (not mine) the CPD could be considered a bit heavy-handed, had the crowds simply dispersed as they were ordered to do, there would have not been a "police" riot or any other kind of riot. I feel for the people who had their cars parked between Lincoln Park and Old Town. They were trashed by the crowds running from the park. I also witnessed people hanging out of the Hilton's windows throwing water glasses, pitchers, etc. down on the Police. * There was more than one riot in Chicago in 1968. In April, following the murder of Martin Luther King, riots broke out in black neighborhoods in quite a few cities, including the west side of Chicago. Twenty blocks were burned and nine blacks were killed. Mayor Richard J. Daley, however, thought the police had been too lenient and so he issued his famous order "to shoot to kill any arsonist" and "to shoot to maim anyone looting." At the end of April 1968 there was an antiwar rally in downtown Chicago. At the conclusion, the police ordered the crowd to disperse and when they did not do so fast enough, the police waded into the crowd with their nightsticks beating people. And then there was the 1968 Democratic Convention. That event -- often just called Chicago '68 -- was an entire week of protests in the streets and in the parks of Chicago which more often than not ended with protestors, bystanders, journalists, and photographers beaten by police wielding clubs. Whose riot was it? An official government study team concluded that it was a "police riot." But the word "riot" implies a degree of spontaneity. Given what had happened in Chicago in April 1968 the police actions look quite predictable, not spontaneous acts of violence. To be sure, especially as the week wore on the protestors were increasingly confrontational and combative. Chicago was trying to shut them down and they refused to go quietly.
What were people called that protested the Vietnam war?
Protesters, Happy's, pinkos, commies. traitors. They were called all kinds of things. You have to keep in mind that at the time there was a vast difference between the older generation who were more inclined to accept the decisions made by politician ant their teenage children who were often better educated and as a result were more inclined to question the powers that be.
In what year was Robert Kennedy shot?
June 5, 1968
In 1968 antiwar protesters and police clashed outside the?
Democratic National Convention in Chicago Illinois .
How did the assassination of Martin Luther king Jr. and Robert Kennedy influence the 1968 democratic convention?
the assassinations increased tensions among delegates, antiwar protesters, and the police
The Chicago mayor who had the police out in force against antiwar activists at the democratic national convention in 1968 was?
Richard J. Daley
Why did antiwar democrats protest the convention?
Yippies carried out demonstrations in the streets outside the 1968 Democratic Convention. Chicago Police attacked them. Anti-War Protesters were trying to influence the Democratic Convention to choose a Peace Candidate to end the war in Vietnam which had escalated rapidly under LBJ.
How did the mayor of Chicago respond to demonstrator in the 1968 democratic convention?
Answer:It was during the 1968 Democratic National Convention that Mayor Richard Daley, father of the current mayor, gave his famous order to police, "Shoot to kill."Answer:Mayor Daley ordered helmeted Chicago police to clear out the protesters. The police clubbed protesters and used tear gas to disperse the crowd. Hundreds were injured and hundreds were taken to jail.
What happened in Chicago at the Democratic convention in 1968?
Yes. The 1968 Democratic Convention was in Chicago, Ill and it was a disaster for the Democrats. In 1968; the Rev. Martin Luther King and Senator Robert Kennedy were murdered in the spring. The Tet offensive in South Vietnam was an embarrassment for President Lydon Baines Johnson and he decided not to run again for reelection. His Vice President Hubert Humphrey looked like a wimp. There were massive demonstrations in the street, (mainly by men of draft age who might be sent to Vietnam to fight in the war), and Mayor Richard Daley's police offices used strong arm tactics which looked like a police state. The country watched it all on television with horror and shock. It was no surprise when Republican candidate Richard Nixon was elected in November. The failure of the Democrats in Chicago made them look terrible. It was probably the worst national convention of any political party in the history of the USA.
Who were two antiwar candidates for the democratic party's presidential nomination in 1968?
Eugene McCarthy & Robert Kennedy
How did the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy influence the 1968 Democratic convention?
The assassination increased tensions among delegates, antiwar protesters, and the police. The shootings revealed how much of a divided nation we have become. It also showed two very clearcut examples of people being frustrated enough by the "system" to take up weapons and take ( what they considered the only way open to them ) the law into their own hands. It showed the power of HATE.
What popular Democratic antiwar candidate was assassinated the night he won the 1968 California primary?
Who was Norman Thomas?
Norman Thomas (1884-1968) was a minister and an antiwar and civil rights activist. He was the leader of the Socialist Party of America.
What were the reasons protesters demonstrated in Chicago in 1969?
During the 1968 Democratic National Convention, held August 26 to August 29 in Chicago, anti-war protesters marched and demonstrated throughout the city.
When was Staffordshire Police created?
Staffordshire Police was created in 1968.
