The 1968 Chicago Protests - The Trial of the Chicago 8 | 2

American History Tellers

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 30 January 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

A special series with Legal Wars. In 1969, the war in the streets became a war in the courtroom. The trial of the Chicago 8 pitted the federal government against eight prominent anti-war activists. The charges: Conspiracy to incite a riot. But the case was about more than just who threw the first punch at the DNC protests the year before. It was a battle for the soul of American culture, and both sides planned to win...by any means necessary.

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0:09.1	The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division
0:22.3	is housed in the federal building in Chicago's Loop.
0:25.8	Its plain black steel and glass stretching 30 stories into the sky.
0:30.8	On the 23rd floor, hundreds of prospective jurors sit in silence as a judge addresses
0:36.5	the room.
0:37.5	It's jury selection time for the Chicago 8, and things are not going well for the defense.
0:44.0	Those accused are charged with conspiring to cross state lines to incite a riot, with
0:48.9	teaching the making of incendiary devices, with committing acts to impede law enforcement
0:54.8	officers in their lawful duties.
0:56.9	Objection, is it possible to recite the charges in a less dramatic fashion?
1:01.5	Your honor sounds like Orson Wells reading the Declaration of Independence.
1:05.7	Overruled.
1:06.7	May I proceed, Mr. Consler?
1:09.3	Lead defense attorney William Consler sits down.
1:12.6	Dejected.
1:13.6	Yes, Your Honor.
1:14.6	Now, where were we?
1:16.9	Ms. Peterson.
1:19.1	What is your current marital status?
1:20.9	I'm married, Your Honor.
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