Second Shot: 1968 DNC Part One: The Dress Rehearsal and the Previews
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This episode was released last summer but next week Chicago will host the DNC and given how crazy the last month has been it might be good to explore what happen then. This is a two part episode to belly up to bar and get ready.
The Whole Word in Watching.
Original Summary:
Chicago will host the 2024 DNC convention but is is worth exploring the most tear-gassed convention in 1968.
The parallels are amazing.
History rhymes.
Chicago Sun Times: Royko on Daley during the DNC
Bob Dylan: With God on Our Side
ProPublica: Protests and Blaming the Media. Sound Familiar? That Was During the ’68 Democratic National Convention.
WTTW: When the Democratic Party Was Torn Apart
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