1968 Democratic National Convention protests

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The 1968 Democratic National Convention protests were a series of massive anti–Vietnam War and anti-establishment demonstrations in Chicago that culminated in violent clashes between protesters and police, symbolizing the deep political and social turmoil of the late 1960s in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti–Vietnam War protest ⓘ
political demonstration ⓘ
protest movement ⓘ
characterizedAs a "police riot" in the Walker Report ⓘ
city Chicago ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
describedBySource Walker Report ⓘ
television news broadcasts ⓘ
endTime 1968-08-29 ⓘ
followedBy Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
linked to: Chicago Eight trial
hasCause anger over the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ
anger over the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ
opposition to the Democratic Party establishment ⓘ
opposition to the Vietnam War ⓘ
wider social unrest in the 1960s United States ⓘ
hasEffect damage to the Democratic Party’s public image ⓘ
formation of the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial ⓘ
increased public skepticism about government authority ⓘ
widespread media coverage of police brutality ⓘ
hasParticipant Chicago Police Department ⓘ
linked to: Chicago police

Illinois National Guard ⓘ
Mayor Richard J. Daley ⓘ
linked to: Richard J. Daley

National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam ⓘ
Students for a Democratic Society ⓘ
Youth International Party ⓘ
antiwar demonstrators ⓘ
news media ⓘ
location Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
occursDuring 1968 Democratic National Convention ⓘ
opposed Democratic Party leadership on the war ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
organizedBy National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam ⓘ
Students for a Democratic Society ⓘ
Youth International Party ⓘ
partOf 1960s counterculture movement ⓘ
1968 protests ⓘ
anti–Vietnam War movement ⓘ
relatedTo 1968 United States presidential election ⓘ
Chicago Seven ⓘ
linked to: Chicago Eight trial

Democratic Party ⓘ
significantEvent mass arrests of demonstrators ⓘ
police–protester clashes ⓘ
televised police violence ⓘ
use of tear gas by police ⓘ
startTime 1968-08-26 ⓘ
state Illinois ⓘ
symbolizes conflict between youth counterculture and political establishment ⓘ
political and social turmoil in the United States in the late 1960s ⓘ
timePeriod late 1960s ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1968 United States presidential election → notableEvent → 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ
Miami and the Siege of Chicago → subject → 1968 Democratic National Convention ⓘ
linked to: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
Richard J. Daley → notableEvent → 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago ⓘ
linked to: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
The Trial of the Chicago 7 → depictsEvent → 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena → hostedEvent → 1968 Democratic National Convention rallies and events ⓘ
linked to: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
Medium Cool → depicts → 1968 Democratic National Convention ⓘ
linked to: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
1968 Democratic National Convention protests → occursDuring → 1968 Democratic National Convention ⓘ
linked to: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
Jerry Rubin → participantIn → 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ
Chicago Eight trial → hasCause → 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ
Chicago 10 → depictsEvent → 1968 Democratic National Convention ⓘ
subject linked to: film "Chicago 10"
linked to: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
Chicago Amphitheatre → notableEvent → 1968 Democratic National Convention ⓘ
linked to: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
Richard J. Daley → notableEvent → 1968 Democratic National Convention protests in Chicago ⓘ
subject linked to: Boss Daley
linked to: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
Rennie Davis → participantIn → 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ
David Dellinger → participatedIn → 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ
Lee Weiner → participatedIn → 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ
Youth International Party → notableEvent → 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ
Walker Report → subject → 1968 Democratic National Convention ⓘ
linked to: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
Walker Report → subject → 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ
1968 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary → relatedEvent → 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago ⓘ
linked to: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
Best of Enemies → depictsEvent → 1968 Democratic National Convention ⓘ
linked to: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
Chicago (song) → inspiredBy → 1968 Democratic National Convention ⓘ
subject linked to: Chicago
linked to: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
Chicago (song) → mentions → 1968 Democratic National Convention ⓘ
subject linked to: Chicago
linked to: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
anti–Vietnam War movement → notableEvent → 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ
McGovern–Fraser reforms → follows → 1968 Democratic National Convention ⓘ
linked to: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
McGovern–Fraser reforms → cause → 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ
Thomas Foran → notableEvent → 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ
Richard Schultz → notableEvent → 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ