1968 Democratic National Convention protests

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1968_Democratic_National_Convention_protests

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	protest
gptkbp:aftermath	increased antiwar sentiment public outcry over police brutality
gptkbp:arrested	over 600
gptkbp:cause	opposition to Vietnam War demand for social change
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	August 1968
gptkbp:depictedIn	gptkb:The_Trial_of_the_Chicago_7 gptkb:Medium_Cool gptkb:Chicago_10 documentaries and news footage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1968 Democratic National Convention protests
gptkbp:injuries	hundreds
gptkbp:lawEnforcementResponse	gptkb:Chicago_Police_Department gptkb:Illinois_National_Guard
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	televised nationwide
gptkbp:notableEvent	police riot arrest of protesters
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Abbie_Hoffman gptkb:Jerry_Rubin gptkb:Tom_Hayden gptkb:Bobby_Seale gptkb:David_Dellinger gptkb:John_Froines gptkb:Lee_Weiner gptkb:Rennie_Davis
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:1968_Democratic_National_Convention gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:National_Mobilization_Committee_to_End_the_War_in_Vietnam gptkb:Yippies gptkb:Students_for_a_Democratic_Society
gptkbp:resultedIn	gptkb:Chicago_Seven_trial
gptkbp:significance	highlighted generational and political divides influenced future protest movements turning point in American protest history
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Youth_International_Party gptkb:National_Mobilization_Committee_to_End_the_War_in_Vietnam gptkb:Yippies gptkb:Chicago_Department_of_Police gptkb:Chicago_Seven gptkb:May_1968_events_in_France gptkb:March_on_the_Pentagon_(1967) gptkb:Vietnam_War_protests gptkb:Near_West_Side_community_area
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6