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This paper describes the events of the 1968 Democratic Convention which has become one of the most well known political conventions in United States history. According to the paper, this was not only for the political processes that took place within but also for the violent demonstrations that took place outside it throughout Chicago. As a result of the demonstrations, the paper notes that many people were arrested, the most famous becoming part of what would come to be known as the "Chicago Seven."

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"The violence which took place outside the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago has been variously attributed to a general confusion among widely different protest groups ("Chicago Seven"), or to the imposed park curfew and excessive police presence used by Mayor Daley, who expected violence well in advance ("DNC"), though one defendant in the Chicago Seven trial claimed in his defense that the conspiracy for which they were arrested was only intended as street theater ("Jurist.") It is our thesis that the nationwide climate of protest against the Vietnam war and the general atmosphere of tension had simply climaxed during this critical convention..."

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