Which of the following best describes the protests at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago?

A. Anti-war protestors beat Chicago police and attacked them with tear gas.

B. Anti-war Democrats had no candidate, so they protested at the convention.

C. Pro-war protestors beat Chicago police and attacked them with tear gas.

D. Pro-civil rights Democrats had no candidate, so they protested at the convention.

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Liam

29 December, 18:10

Which of the following best describes the protests at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago?

A. Anti-war protestors beat Chicago police and attacked them with tear gas.

B. Anti-war Democrats had no candidate, so they protested at the convention.

C. Pro-war protestors beat Chicago police and attacked them with tear gas.

D. Pro-civil rights Democrats had no candidate, so they protested at the convention.

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Darius Mercer · Answer 1

At the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, thousands of anti-war protesters gathered to show there support for the withdrawal of troops from Vietnam. The mayor deployed over a thousand police and called in over ten thousand federal and state officers. Things spiraled out of control and the police severely beat and attacked the demonstrators with tear gas.