In 1968, drama erupted at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, punctuating what had already been a tumultuous year with the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy just months before. Growing distaste for the Vietnam War led to clashes between anti-war demonstrators and police outside the convention venue, resulting in the arrests of a number of protestors. Eight of those people, including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, and Tom Hayden, were tried on conspiracy charges.
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