Chicago 1968 Democratic National Convention

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chicago_1968_Democratic_National_Convention

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	political event
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentedIn	book 'Miami and the Siege of Chicago' by Norman Mailer book 'Convention' by Haynes Johnson documentary 'Chicago 10' film 'Medium Cool'
gptkbp:endDate	1968-08-29
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:1972_Democratic_National_Convention
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Chicago 1968 Democratic National Convention
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:mayorDuringEvent	gptkb:Richard_J._Daley
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive
gptkbp:nominatedFor	gptkb:President_of_the_United_States gptkb:Hubert_Humphrey
gptkbp:notableEvent	mass arrests police riot tear gas used media attacked
gptkbp:notableFor	police violence protests
gptkbp:notableParticipant	gptkb:Abbie_Hoffman gptkb:Jesse_Jackson gptkb:Jerry_Rubin gptkb:George_McGovern gptkb:Tom_Hayden gptkb:Bobby_Seale gptkb:David_Dellinger gptkb:John_Froines gptkb:Lee_Weiner gptkb:Rennie_Davis Eugene McCarthy Bobby Kennedy (assassinated prior to convention)
gptkbp:numberOfDelegates	over 3,000
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:1968_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:1964_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkbp:protestedBy	gptkb:National_Mobilization_Committee_to_End_the_War_in_Vietnam gptkb:Yippies gptkb:Students_for_a_Democratic_Society
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:1968_United_States_presidential_election gptkb:Chicago_Seven_trial
gptkbp:resultedIn	gptkb:McGovern-Fraser_Commission gptkb:Democratic_Party_split public outcry
gptkbp:securityForcesInvolved	gptkb:Chicago_Police_Department gptkb:Illinois_National_Guard
gptkbp:startDate	1968-08-26
gptkbp:televisionShow	yes
gptkbp:theme	gptkb:Civil_Rights gptkb:Vietnam_War Party Unity
gptkbp:venue	gptkb:International_Amphitheatre
gptkbp:vicePresident	gptkb:Edmund_Muskie
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:A_Nation_of_Law?_(1968–1971)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7