Federal Courts: The Trial of the Chicago 7

Civics 101

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History, Government, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 20 September 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In 1968, a raucous Democratic nominating convention was overshadowed only by the shouts outside to end the war. This is the story of how eight different protestors from very different walks of life ended up before an increasingly indignant judge and walked away scot-free -- but not before putting on a good show. Our guests are Victor Goode of CUNCY School of Law, Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent for The Nation and Jeanne Barr, history teacher at the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago. CLICK HERE: Visit our website to see all of our episodes, donate to the podcast, sign up for our newsletter, get free educational materials, and more! To see Civics 101 in book form, check out A User's Guide to Democracy: How America Works by Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, featuring illustrations by Tom Toro. Check out our other weekly NHPR podcast, Outside/In - we think you'll love it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	By 1968, a lot of Americans were asking the same question.
0:07.0	It's just something that I don't understand.
0:10.0	Why?
0:15.0	Why did man?
0:21.0	And a lot of Americans had had.
0:24.0	And I, if you have for me, let me hear you, baby.
0:30.0	You want me?
0:33.0	Let me get it.
0:36.0	In April of that year, under the controversy and cloud of the Vietnam War,
0:41.0	but the conflict still going strong, with tens of thousands of Americans and millions of Vietnamese dead,
0:48.0	and a slipping approval rating and a barely one primary victory,
0:54.0	incumbent President Lyndon Baines Johnson made an announcement.
0:59.0	I shall not see.
1:02.0	And I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president.
1:09.0	And Johnson is one of only six incumbent presidents to not run for re-election so far.
1:15.0	Giving a deeply divided Democratic party about six months to come up with a candidate
1:20.0	before the August Democratic National Convention.
1:23.0	And the protesters, plenty of time to prepare.
1:26.0	How much is it worth to you to call it off?
1:29.0	Call off one.
1:31.0	What do you have done for a million?
1:32.0	Revolution?
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