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