The Trial of the Chicago 7: The Official Transcript

In 1968, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, anti-Vietnam war activists mobilized outside the Democratic National Convention to protest the Democratic party’s complicity in imperialist war and demand an anti-war presidential candidate. In 1969, eight of those activists were put on trial for conspiring to riot. This is their story—back in print to accompany Aaron Sorkin’s dramatic film of the same title. The eight protestors became the Chiacgo 7 when one among them, Black Panther co-founder Bobby Seale, was gagged and chained in the courtroom and his case was separated from the others. This is a harrowing tale of American criminal injustice, labor and racial justice, 1960s counterculture, peace dreaming and anti-war struggle. Witnesses at the trial included Allen Ginsberg, Arlo Guthrie, Norman Mailer, and the case became a touchstone for First Amendment rights, marking deep political and cultural divisions in the nation. Calling all history buffs, all who dream of peace and justice!

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