Red, white and bruising: at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, conflicts within the hall were amplified in violence on Chicago’s streets. AP Images Theodore Roosevelt giving a campaign speech.

As divisive as American politics seem now, consider 1968. Fifty years ago this week, Democrats gathered in Chicago for a presidential nominating convention. Inside the hall, Hubert Humphrey received ...

CHICAGO (WCSC) — The activists who became known as the Chicago Eight stood in federal court 57 years ago and pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges tied to the violent protests at the 1968 ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. It's August 26, 1968, and the Democratic National Convention is about to kick off in Chicago. In the background, scenes of turbulence and unrest ...