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The Chicago Seven, originally the Chicago Eight and also known as the Conspiracy Eight or Conspiracy Seven, were seven defendants – Rennie Davis, David Dellinger, John Froines, Tom Hayden, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, and Lee Weiner – charged by the United States Department of Justice with conspiracy, crossing state lines with ...
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- The Chicago Eight were the first people tried under the first federal anti-riot law. 1968 Riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Anti-riot laws were all at the local or state level until the passage of the 1968 Civil Rights Act, which included a provision making it illegal to cross state lines to incite a riot.
- Prominent voices challenged the legitimacy of the anti-riot law. The Chicago Eight: (top L-R) Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman,Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, Bobby Seale, Lee Weiner, John Froines and David Dellinger, circa 1968.&
- There was a clear cultural clash between the judge and the defendants. Judge Julius Hoffman, 1969. During the trial, yippies Hoffman and Rubin sometimes used unusual tactics to draw attention to their arguments.
- The judge ordered Bobby Seale to be chained and gagged in court. Courtroom drawing of Bobby Seale bound and gagged during the trial, by Franklin McMahon.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a 2020 American historical legal drama film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin. The film follows the Chicago Seven, a group of anti–Vietnam War protesters charged with conspiracy and crossing state lines with the intention of inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Sep 14, 2012 · The Chicago 8: Directed by Pinchas Perry. With Gary Cole, Steven Culp, Philip Baker Hall, David Julian Hirsh. Eight anti-war protesters go on trial for conspiring to cause riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Jun 17, 2024 · Chicago Seven, group of political activists who were arrested for their antiwar activities during the August 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
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Nov 16, 2009 · The Chicago 8 were charged with inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Learn about the trial, the defendants, the verdicts and the legacy of this historic case.
Oct 15, 2020 · Written and directed by Aaron Sorkin ( The Social Network, A Few Good Men ), the movie dramatizes the infamous, at times farcical, trial of eight men accused by President Nixon’s...
