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A police officer crosses the road with a photographer during an anti-war protest near the Democratic National Convention headquarters in Chicago, Aug. 26, 1968. (UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) ...

When Chaos Came to Chicago: An Oral History of the 1968 Convention Riots When Democrats met that year, the violence that erupted between protesters and the police shook the nation.

The longtime Chicago broadcast icon covered the infamous unrest and police use of force that forever tainted the city's hosting of the Democratic National Convention in 1968.

Police clashed with anti-war protestors during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. This year’s convention, also in Chicago, takes place in a similarly charged political and social environment.

Fifty-six years later, Democrats are bracing for a repeat of the 1968 riots, this time heralded by pro-Hamas protesters. It’s funny how some things never change.

Chicago's police department was later accused of a "police riot" and using overly aggressive tactics during the 1968 convention.

Designed by Chicago filmmaker Yoni Goldstein, the game allows players to control the battle between demonstrators and the Establishment during the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

Democrats are preparing to gather in Chicago next week. the shadow of the chaotic 1968 DNC there looms large. Some hope police will model a different approach to expected protest activity.

The violence at the Democratic National Convention in 1968 shocked a fractured country. In a decade that had seen its share of bloody riots over the fight for civil rights, the Chicago Police ...