Chicagoans watch films of the violent 1968 convention protests to get ready for the Democratic convention
- Written by Heather Hendershot, Professor of Communication Studies and Journalism, Northwestern University
Viewers in Chicago await a screening of the film 'Medium Cool,' focused on the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago. Heather Hendershot, CC BYOn the third day of the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Chicago police beat protesters in a free-for-all on Michigan Avenue. The iconic images of that melee have since been incorporated into almost...
