The 1968 Democratic Convention

By Tom McGowen

The 1968 Democratic national convention culminated one of the most tumultuous years in U.S. history. Badly divided already over the issues of civil rights and participation in the war in Vietnam, the nation was further wounded by the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy. By the time the Democrats gathered in Chicago in August to select their ticket for that fall's presidential election, party regulars and activists of every stripe had come to view the convention as nothing less than a referendum on the country's future. What followed was three days of political drama, public protest, and violence, with, as the demonstrators chanted, the whole world watching.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0516242202
• ISBN13: 9780516242200
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.8" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7