Rights In Conflict The Violent Confrontation DNC 1968 Daniel Walker Report

Description: Rights in Conflict: Convention Week in Chicago, August, 25-29, 1968 : A Report 362 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches. Original report rebound in stiff cover. Original report complete with covers. The violent confrontation of demonstrators & police in the parks & streets of Chicago during the week of the Democratic National Convention of 1968: A report submitted by Daniel Walker, director of the Chicago Study Team, to the National Commission on the Causes & Prevention of Violence. Many black & white photographs. Contents: summary, photographic chronology, gathering forces (prelude to convention week), permit negotiations, eleventh hour, how the city prepared, Lincoln Park (the violence begins), marches & melees, Wednesday- the culmination of violence, the prolice & the press, conflict & communion, supplement (injuries, police vehicles damaged, weapons, assults), the study team staff. Maps of central Chicago area, amphitheatre & surrounding area, Lincoln Park & near North Side, Grant Park area, flagpole incident in Grant Park, Conrad Hilton confrontation The gathering forces : a prelude to convention week -- Permit negotiations -- The eleventh hour -- How the city prepared -- Lincoln Park : the violence begins -- Marches and melees -- Wednesday : the culmination of violence -- The police and the press -- Conflict and communion -- Supplement -- National Commission members -- The study team staff -- Photographic chronology Commonly known as the Walker report A report submitted to the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence See my other auctions of Chicago history, art deco, photography books, art and more!

Price: 70 USD

Location: Chicago, Illinois

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