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Conspiracy In The Streets: The Extraordinary Trial of the Chicago Eight by Jon Weiner (Paperback, 2006)

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Michael Moore mocks George Bush, and Al Franken ridicules Rush Limbaugh, but the mixing of play and politics today is polite and respectful compared to the carnival of contempt known as the Chicago Eight trial. Opening at the end of 1960, the trial bought Yippies, anti-war activists and Black Panthers to face conspiracy charges arising from the massive protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The defendants openly lampooned the proceedings, with Abbie Hoffman blowing kisses to the jury and the defence bringing a Viet Cong flat into the courtroom. The judge ordered Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers bound and gagged for insisting on representing himself. And an array of celebrity witnesses appeared, including Timothy Leary, Norman Mailer, Arlo Guthrie, and Allen Ginsberg, who provoked the prosecution by chanting Om on the witness stand. This book contains an abridged transcript of the trial with astute commentary from historian Jon Wiener. A foreword by defendant Tom Hayden examines its relevance for protest today, and drawings by legendary cartoonist Jules Feiffer help recreate the electrifying atmosphere of the courtroom.

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PublisherThe New Press

ISBN-139781565848337

eBay Product ID (ePID)94380475

Product Key Features

Number of Pages302 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameConspiracy in the Streets: the Extraordinary Trial of the Chicago Eight

Publication Year2006

SubjectHistory

TypeTextbook

AuthorJon Weiner

FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height190 mm

Item Weight311 g

Item Width132 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

EditorJon Weiner