1968 ⟶ Chicago Police Clash with Protesters at Democratic National Convention

August 23: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ("Th...
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🗳️ Voting Rights Act Enacted

March 17: The Voting Rights Act of 1965, inspired by the Selma to Montgomery marches.⟶
Voting Rights Act Enacted (1965)
Civil RightsVoting RightsLegislationAfrican AmericansEqualitySocial JusticeCivil Rights Movement
United StatesUnited States

📢 Anti-Vietnam War March on the Pentagon

October 21: The March on the Pentagon becomes a major event in public opposition to the Vietnam War⟶
Anti-Vietnam War March on the Pentagon (1967)
Vietnam WarAnti-War MovementProtestCivil Rights MovementSocial ActivismPolitical DissentUnited States HistoryLyndon B. Johnson
United StatesUnited States

👮 Chicago Police Clash with Protesters at Democratic National Convention

August 23: 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ("The whole world is watching")⟶
Chicago Police Clash with Protesters at Democratic National Convention (1968)
ProtestsVietnam WarCivil Rights MovementChicagoPolice BrutalityPolitical PolarizationCountercultureSocial Activism
United StatesUnited States

🕊️ Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

April 4: Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.⟶
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (1968)
Civil Rights MovementAssassinationAfrican AmericansEqualitySocial JusticeMartin Luther King Jr.Nonviolent ResistanceRacial Discrimination
United StatesUnited States

🕊️ Assassination of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy

June 5: Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy⟶
Assassination of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy (1968)
AssassinationCivil Rights MovementPresidential ElectionPolitical ViolenceSocial Upheaval
United StatesUnited States

⚖️ Chicago Seven Acquitted of Conspiracy Charges

February 18: The Chicago Seven are found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.⟶
Chicago Seven Acquitted of Conspiracy Charges (1970)
Vietnam WarAnti-War MovementCivil RightsProtestActivismLegal System
United StatesUnited States