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1968SOCIAL ISSUES
PROTESTS, DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE 1968 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN CHICAGO. RIOT POLICE, NATIONAL GUARD

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Protestors, some in masks, hanging on moving Volkswagen Beetle drive through crowd, stopped by riot police soldiers in gas masks with rifles
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CU Riot police, National Guard soldier with tear gas gun and tear gas mask
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National Guard riot officers in formation block street guns pointer up Protestors argue amongst themselves
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WS protestors run as gas is fired at them by National Guard. CU coughing protesters hit with gas, wounded man on ground while bandage is placed on his head
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CU bearded protestor talks, WS rioters on Chicago Avenue man in front flashes peace signs with both of his hands . Misc shots of crowd of protestors
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Horse drawn wagon is lead through street with protestors marching behind "POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN: SCLC Wagon
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WS of large crowd of Protestors waving PEACE SIGNS in the air and chanting
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large troupe of RIOT POLICE arrive and march through crowd Violence erupts
riot in full throttle running protestors camera jumps and moves CU of riot police spraying mace and clubbing protestors
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COPS SPRAYING MACE ONTO PROTESTORS
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large crowd at peaceful out door rally
hand made sign against Chicago's MAYOR DALEY on justice hall steps
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Huge crowd at rally at City Hall
speech by Black Leader
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crowd walks down Chicago down town street Protestors slowly walk down street police follow riot police on guard Police Helicopter flys by. National Guard riot soldiers on street
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National Guard soldier stands in jeep on Chicago street
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Riot police, soldiers march through street, protesters watch from building
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Black Activist DICK GREGORY walks in crowd of protestors
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Misc shots of Chicago Democratic Convention protest and riot. Night time shots of riot police, National guard protestors and politicians on the street during rally and riot
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Hippie protestors face to face with armed National Guard soldiers, riot police
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Wide Shot of National Guard Riot Soldiers with raised night sticks attacking protestors
violent protest rally
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Interview with EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHICAGO CONVENTION BUREAU
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people plant flowers on Chicago street sides
Black Highway crew paints fences cleanup of Chicago slums Urban Renewal
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Moving shot from car of Cadillac cars parked on Chicago South Side streets. Slum, ghetto. Children play in Chicago South Side abandoned urban lot.
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African American, black men in Chicago pool hall. Speaking angrily about racial issues. "That's what's wrong with black folks today".
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Black man wearing beret speaks to off-camera interviewer about issues of race, black, white issues, the 1968 Democratic National Convention, soon after the events. Now white people want to know what black people feel about things they have had to deal with for years. Interview in pool hall. Other African American men, some wearing berets, sunglasses, hats. "These other brothers don't want to talk no more".
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Interviews with other black men, shots of men playing pool. "Y'all be telling me about Democrats...y'all take that down the street somewhere".
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More interviews. Black woman wearing beret near man wearing hat who says, "All our life in the same neighborhood". Men argue, discuss, talking about how rough it was growing up. "Right on"
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Black men in Chicago pool hall laugh, discuss, interviewed. Talk about the police. "If you get your thing together you ain't got to worry about no police action". They talk about police brutality, attention to police violence now that they beat up people at the Democratic Convention. Police "harass some black dudes".
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BLACK PANTHERS? Black woman, African American interviewed. Black Panther? Refers to police as "Pigs". Talks about Black Liberation, refers to white people as "honkies". Honky. Woman wearing beret shows off her gun, rifle. Black Panther headquarters in Chicago?
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More of black female activist. Black Panther in headquarters?
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More interviews between black men about police violence and 1968 Democratic National Convention. Refers to "shoot to kill order", talks about getting "black brothers hyped up". Talks about hippies, black folks. Police and military force was there for the white people, "but we was cool...police are fired up...police have to whoop somebody...they don't care who they whoop". Economic disparity between white and black people. White anger over police violence against white protestors.
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Footage of Chicago streets from car, older white man driving car is interviewed
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