1968 Anti-Vietnam War demonstrations in Chicago...
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 15, 1968
- Anti-Vietnam War demonstrations advertisement
- Democratic Party National Convention in Chicago
Page 19 has a full page advertisement for upcoming Anti-Democrat Party & Vietnam War demonstrations. (see images)
Background: The August 24–29, 1968 anti-Vietnam War rallies surrounding the Democratic National Convention in Chicago served as a watershed moment in 20th-century American politics, exposing deep national fractures over military intervention, civil liberties, and political authority. Organized by groups such as the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (Mobe) and the Youth International Party (Yippies), tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in Lincoln Park and Grant Park to protest the Johnson administration’s foreign policy, meeting stiff resistance from Mayor Richard J. Daley’s heavily militarized force of 12,000 police officers, 6,000 National Guardsmen, and federal troops. The tension culminated on August 28 in the infamous "Battle of Michigan Avenue" outside the Conrad Hilton Hotel, where television cameras broadcasted live, shocking footage of officers using tear gas and nightsticks against crowds chanting "The whole world is watching!" The historical significance of the protests extended far beyond the streets: the violence—officially designated as a "police riot" by the federal Walker Report—demonstrated the power of televised news to shape public sentiment, heavily fractured the Democratic Party before Hubert Humphrey’s nomination, directly contributed to Richard Nixon’s "law and order" presidential victory in November 1968, and led to the high-profile federal conspiracy trial of the Chicago Seven.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
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Complete in 48 pages, tabloid-size, nice condition.
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