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Franklin McMahon Collection
69 CR 180
An artist report by Franklin McMahon about the infamous Chicago 8 conspiracy trial of the eight (later just seven) defendants arrested during the p...
Minnesota State University Collection
New Left, The
The New Left sprang from an affluent America torn by racial conflict and dissent over the Vietnam war. Its target, however, was not right-wing cons...
Sunrise Media Collection
Reaction Film: Chicago 1968
Covers events surrounding the Democratic Convention in Chicago in 1968. It begins with scenes before the convention, including footage of Mayor Dal...
Sunrise Media Collection
Reaction Film: Anti-War Protest
The Turning Points: America In the Twentieth Century
; a television episode broadly examining anti-war protest in the United States from Wo...
Margaret Conneely Collection
Peace Beat
A short amateur film that show “how to stop a war without trying anything much.” Footage of protesters and activists advocating against the war in ...
Film Group Collection
American Revolution 2 (Part 1): Battle of Chicago
American Revolution II, a FilmGroup documentary by filmmakers Howard Alk and Mike Gray, charts their journey to a deeper understanding of race rela...
Film Group Collection
American Revolution 2 (Part 2): What We Have
American Revolution II, a FilmGroup documentary by filmmakers Howard Alk and Mike Gray, charts their journey to a deeper understanding of race rela...
Film Group Collection
American Revolution 2 (Part 3): Right On
American Revolution II, a FilmGroup documentary by filmmakers Howard Alk and Mike Gray, charts their journey to a deeper understanding of race rela...
Film Group Collection
Social Confrontation: The Battle of Michigan Ave.
Social Confrontation: The Battle of Michigan Ave. shows the events of Wednesday, August 28 at the 1968 Democratic Convention including National Gua...
Film Group Collection
Police Power and Freedom of Assembly: The Gregory March
Documents the protests on Thursday, August 29th at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Comedian/activist Dick Gregory is arrested as he attemp...
Chuck Olin Collection
Social Confrontation: The Battle of Michigan Ave.
Social Confrontation: The Battle of Michigan Ave. shows the events of Wednesday, August 28 at the 1968 Democratic Convention including National Gua...
Chuck Olin Collection
Social Confrontation: The Battle of Michigan Ave.
Social Confrontation: The Battle of Michigan Ave. shows the events of Wednesday, August 28 at the 1968 Democratic Convention including National Gua...
Chuck Olin Collection
Police Power and Freedom of Assembly: The Gregory March
Documents the protests on Thursday, August 29th at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Comedian/activist Dick Gregory is arrested as he attemp...
Chuck Olin Collection
Social Confrontation: The Battle of Michigan Ave.
Social Confrontation: The Battle of Michigan Ave. shows the events of Wednesday, August 28 at the 1968 Democratic Convention including National Gua...
Chuck Olin Collection
Police Power and Freedom of Assembly: The Gregory March
Documents the protests on Thursday, August 29th at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Comedian/activist Dick Gregory is arrested as he attemp...
Bill Stamets Collection
Pilsen Demo - El Salvador - 18th Street
A short Super-8mm film, shot during a Chicago march to protest American policy in El Salvador during the Salvador...
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