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Title Conspiracy in the streets : the extraordinary trial of the Chicago Eight / edited with an introduction by Jon Wiener
Published New York : New Press, 2006
Distributed by W.W. Norton

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 283 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction : The sixties on trial / by Jon Wiener -- Chronology -- Trial transcript. I. Opening statements ; II. The government's case ; III. The case for the defense ; IV. Rebuttal case for the government ; V. Closing arguments and jury instructions ; VI. Contempt proceedings ; VII. Verdicts and sentencing -- Afterword / by Tom Hayden
Summary "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 1969, the trial brought Yippies, antiwar 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 defense bringing a Viet Cong flag 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 combines an abridged transcript of the trial with astute commentary by historian Jon Wiener. A foreword by defendant Tom Hayden examines the trial's relevance for protest today, and drawings by legendary cartoonist Jules Feiffer help re-create the electrifying atmosphere of the courtroom."--Publisher's website
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-283)
Notes Print version record
Subject Chicago Seven Trial, Chicago, Ill., 1969-1970.
Trials (Conspiracy) -- Illinois -- Chicago
Riots -- Illinois -- Chicago.
Riots
Trials (Conspiracy)
Illinois -- Chicago
Form Electronic book
Author Wiener, Jon
ISBN 9781620976715
1620976714