Chicago, 1968: Policy and Protest at the Democratic National Convention

by Nicolas W Proctor and Nicolas W. Proctor

In August 1968, Democrats gather at their National Convention in Chicago to debate a platform for a deeply divided party. Factions are split over issues such as civil rights, infrastructure, and the war on poverty?not to mention the war in Vietnam. Meanwhile, crowds of protesters descend upon the city. Impassioned antiwar protesters plan sit-ins and marches, while the absurdist Yippies, determined to make a mockery of the Convention, intend to nominate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039353300X
• ISBN13: 9780393533002
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.