The Real Story Of The Trial Of The Chicago 7
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- Опубліковано 31 січ 2025
- In the trial of the Chicago 7, the leaders of prominent activist groups faced prison time for breaking a new federal anti-riot law. This came after antiwar demonstrators at the 1968 Democratic National Convention clashed violently with police. According to the Justice Department, the defendants had crossed state lines intending to start a riot.
Who were the Chicago 7? Initially, they were the Chicago 8. Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin were leaders of the Youth International Party, also known as the Yippies. Thomas Hayden and Rennie Davis represented the Students for a Democratic Society. David Dellinger, a conscientious objector in WWII, led the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam. Lee Weiner and John Froines were academics. And Bobby Seale was a founding member of the Black Panthers.
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Considering I lived in Chicago and was personally down at Grant & Lincoln parks at different times; your analysis of this topic is very accurate. SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) & the Yippie party were quite popular at the time. All counterculture "Under-ground" newspapers (Like Chicago's "The Seed") carried a lot of local info on what was happening, where, & when. Bobby Seal's situation was also fully covered in the "Black Panther Party News" during the events. The police did use mounted officers on horses to charge at & attack protesters as well.
Street riots broke out when police attempted to force & herd people into cordoned off streets as a measure to exercise confinement & control tactics. (Standard military tactic employed against civil unrest) Of course tear gas, mace & nightsticks were liberally employed. As expected, there were some deliberate agitators in the different crowds. But for the most part, protestors did not resort to violence initially. One of my relatives who was on the police force actually told me ahead of time don't go down there, because " we are going to kick those Hippies asses". Thus, a police force induced riot ultimately was prompted for the purpose of exercising violence & intimidation. The Vietnam War was a hot topic then. The youth of America did not want to die in a foreign war which had nothing to do with them directly. And years later, the truth about things like the fabricated incident in the "Gulf of Tonkin" came out.
Unless you are over 50 yrs. old you may not truly be aware of the highly increased censorship & control of the American populace. The rules, regulations, & taxes are now limitless. But then again, I remember back in the 60's this is what we were warned about.
Thank you for writing this down!
PLEASE BRING BACK TIMELINE!
I really appreciated the choice to not have the cheesy, playful background music you guys usually have. I know the decision has been made before, just pointing it out again. It’s a great touch to a serious piece of education.
Bobby Seale had *No Lawyer* and was saved by Fred Hampton, hours before Hampton was kilt.
In 1969, the FBI designated the BPP as a "domestic terrorist organization." This designation was highly controversial. The BPP was removed from the FBI's terrorist list in 1975.
RIP Fred Hampton /// shall Never be forgotten //
I forget they do some serious stuff around here sometimes.
A+ video!
Fascinating history on the trial!
Just added The Trial of the Chicago 7 to my March Watchlist.
It was a pretty good movie, no boring moments.
@@RedPanda79 Awesome!
Were you born in '79? (79er here)
@@btetschner heck yeah!
Hey voice over guy. In my opinion this was a much better reading! Your voice was loud, clear and enthusiastic! Good job!
Thanks for this! ⚖
Thanks for covering this. I was unaware at the time since my dad kept the TV off as soon as the news started showing clips of the Viet Nam war. We were really little, so I understand now.
"Did you ever hear of the Seattle Seven? That was me ... and six other guys." The Dude
90s grunge band?
Why do you keep giving all the good topics and interesting videos to this narrator?
Because he's doing a fine job. Let's hear your version.
How are channel administrators to know your personal preferences as to which video should be narrated by who?
@@jenniferlonnes7420 the reason I’ve enjoyed this channel so much over the years is because of the primary narrator. The female narrator is good too but this guy just isn’t it, and I know I’m not the only person to feel this way
@@jenniferlonnes7420 read some of the comments and you'll see a lot of people prefer the original narrator. This is a common thing most people don't like change especially when they have gotten used to one narrator for so long. Picture the face of your favorite UA-cam channel being handed off to someone else. It isn't that he his bad or doing anything wrong, but people just prefer what they've known for years. You don't need to get defensive and hostile over someone else's opinion especially when many long time viewers feel the same way.
I feel the same way. I know this will date me, but it's kinda like Bewitched. The character Darren was replaced and nobody noticed. That showed also was not long on the air. If you have a familiar actor/narrator you don't do a Darren and keep everyone happy.
@@MrGhoulie My, aren't you sensitive! Please identify exactly what was hostile.
This is why when younger people call me “A Boomer” in a derogatory way, I get seriously confused. This was my world and my generation. I met Abbie Hoffman because I grew up on the South Side of Chicago. I knew Jessie Jackson when he was working on Operation Push. Younger people need to stop classifying all Boomers as backward MAGA jerks. So many of us created monumental changes against an incredibly conservative and patriarchal society and we did it with women’s rights, minority rights and the environmental protections we have today. Women weren’t even allowed to hold higher positions in the corporate world until the 1980’s. That was very recent.
1:43 When we moved to my hometown, we had a food co-op with a network of families in the rural area.
The food was all bought from various places.
Where is the real narrator ??
It is important to look at what else was going on. I was in San francisco where our underground newspapers kept us abreast of what was happening in Chicago. We had a draft & all young men were forced to serve. The SF Oracle and the Berkeley Barb covered all aspects of the anti war
movement. COINTELPRO was very active. Hubert Humphrey took the nomination for President, but nobody was particularly happy or supportive of his candidacy. There were lots of street actions all over the country, as well as in Western Europe. Judge Hoffman was a hanging judge and had already made quite a name for himself in other trials & would continue to do so for some time. It is difficult to recreate this rediculous trial, but be forewarned that trials like this will come up again. Our leaders in both parties are trying to hold onto 19th century power don't expect that
to end any time soon. There is a lot of backstory to this trial & Sorkin's movie is just one representation. W/o the backstories it doesn't tell all. For example: the leader of the Chicago Blk. Panthers was trying to advise Bobby Seale. A couple of years later, he was murdered at 4am sleeping next to his partner who was 8 months pregnant by the Chicago police. He was only 22 or 23 years old. Tom Hayden (SDS) went into California politics & became a State Senator. (He also married Jane Fonda). I met Dave Dellinger in 1963 & he was a devotee of MLK and Ghandi & followed Ghandi's non violent direct action completely. This was before Kent State, but the temperature of the country certainly led up to it. See the movie, but don't stop there.
Do the Central Park 5 next
The guys who should not have gotten off?
Excellent.
I’d like you to do/look into the death of Terry Kath in 1978, founding member/singer/guitarist from Chicago the band. The band claims that Terry was under the influence at the time of his death; however, his Autopsy/Toxicology Report states there was no alcohol and only trace doses of cocaine in his body. His Death Certificate states an Investigatory Autopsy was not performed even though he died but what was released public ally as an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Additionally, There are reports that there was a party he was attending at roadie Don Johnson’s place and then that is taken back and said there was no party. There was a claim that Terry was seated at the kitchen table at the time of his death by Robert Lamm, co founder of Chicago, but police reports say living room couch. The drummer in the band, Danny Seraphine, states he received the news of Terry’s death while in his car on the way home from a Laker’s game at the Forum yet in records of games for the 77-78 season, there is no game for 01/23/78 listed. Danny was present when police arrived at the resident of Don Johnson. Danny also states in his book, Street Player, that some people walked in after Terry’s death, but prior to the police arriving on the scene. It would be nice to get a truthful account of what actually occurred when Terry Kath died.
Could you do a video on the genicide in Cambodia under Pol Pot.
I'm not gonna lie, I got these dudes confused with the West Memphis Three until I watched the vid lol speaking of you should make a video on them as well.
Please do a video on the counterculture hippie movement of the 1960’s, as I’m sure you’ll get plenty of material from it. You could talk about the lifestyles they lived & the camps they lived in. I also hear Volkswagen was a very popular brand with them. PLEASE! 😊
I haven't heard of this
I was 14 years old. I was so engaged with this trial.
The Netflix 2021 film was pretty good, IMO. Great performances and well-directed.
You got Eugene Mccarthy and George McGovern confused. Mccarthy was the one who ran in 1968. George McGovern ran in 1972.
McGovern ran in '68 as well. He divided the vote with McCarthy which gave the nomination to Humphrey.
what happened to the previous narrator i like his voice over pls bring him back
The 1960s - what an embarrassment of a decade socially & politically on both sides of the isle
There’s actually an OG trial of the Chicago 7 film. It’s also very good
The Son of The Voice speaks.
New narrator is improving, good job man
Has the old man who used to narrate these videos retired?
Abbie Hoffman for president lmao that guy was a legend
I was looking forward to this story until I realized it was the other guy narrating. Guess I'll wait here until jenniferlonnes makes some smart alec remark about it.
I am going to watch:
x What Training for Vietnam War Was Like (1st recommendation, second time watching)
x The Tragic Story of the 'Burst of Joy' Vietnam Photograph (2nd recommendation, second time watching)
x What Life Was Like for a POW In Vietnam
x What It Was Like During The Golden Age Of Flying
Davis statement was dope
6:40 I wonder what the narrator did to get arrested
Right, how extreme was his senior prank?
I dosed my homeroom teacher's coffee with LSD as a senior prank. The cops came and everything it was a whole thing
I recall HBO had a similar movie or more a play of something similar back in the early 80s.
New guy is getting better and sounding a bit more comfortable. I do miss the snark of the previous narrator though.
I miss it too.
😔
Nope.....not without the original presenter. He makes the channel.
This was the wrong voice talent to tell this story. You should have saved it for Tom.
1:44 I am surprised there aren't more true artist collectives today.
Many famous artists were part of those groups.
4:02 I saw Linkin Park in concert in 2001 in Lincoln (Nebraska).
yes
A video on angela davis please!!!
0:16 That was exactly 30 years (to the day) of when I graduated high school.
Chicago 7 was not one of Terry Kath's best records.
4:04 On the tv series Community, they often have things like riots and riot gear.
9:57 John Carroll Lynch is fantastic as Rick Legarski in the tv series Big Sky (2020-2022).
Whooooo tfff is that guy
Ok no offense but where is the funny narrator
Leary was a psychologist, not just an LSD enthusiast
Chicago 7, very naaaaaaiiiice
Which one is Lebowski?
That’s the Seattle Seven. Lesser known group 😉
@@Pretermit_Sound 🤣🤣🤣 good catch!
@@greasyy1 I’m another obsessed Lebowski fan 😜
Please not another narrator. I subbed for him, not only the content
1:39 There really needs to be more street theater.
Actors don't even need any props or other resources to perform when they are in a financial pinch.
Sasha Baron Cohen was involved in this?😅
Was the movie good? Should I bother watching it?
4:25 Conrad Hilton is the businessman who founded the Hilton Hotels.
Paris Hilton is his great-granddaughter.
Always good to hear Swaim
Og narrator please
Aladeen in the thumbnail
"me-lee" It always sounds weird to me when it's not pronounced "may-lay". @~4:30
6:20 That reminds me of the band Sex Bob-omb in the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010).
6:34 "A stink bomb that could be launched with arrows was invented by Leonardo da Vinci." (wikipedia).
Cool 😎
How about Syria and Milosevic or Srdja Popovic and Otpor
Surrrrrrre do miss the old narrator....
Apples are “mee-lee”. Fighting is “may-lay”.
Yep, may-lay is how its pronounced.
Will someone please pay my mortgage?
Is this Michael Swaim narrating?!?!?!?!?
Knock it off with these bad narrators
I am sorry. These guys were not patriotic or heroic. They were all troublemakers just trying to get attention and notoriety. One thing that these people made possible was the fall of the Republic of Vietnam and the rise of the Pathet Lao and Khmer Rouge and made North Vietnam the powerhouse of SE Asia. People like the Chicago 7 made the genocide in Cambodia possible. People like the Chicago 7 made the refugee crisis of the Boat People and the ones in Thai refugee camps possible by removing the only counterbalance to the communist.
I am sorry I remember this time, none of these people were heroes. They were all self centered individuals.
They did not care about the plight of the people facing the over of their country by communists being funded by the Russians and Chinese.
Ooo I like the Yippees!!
Sounds like the BETTER life I grew up with. We need to get back to some of that...FOR THE PEOPLE ✊
Wait... people can be prosecuted for crossing state lines to participate in a riot?
Meanwhile 3 years ago, in Wisconsin, a 17-year-old kid from Illinois killed a person and maimed another during a riot and got off because his gun was 2 inches too short? Where was this law when he was on trial?
Well, he wasn’t there to participate in the riot and those guys attacked him first, so his actions were self-defence, which you should know, given how public that whole case was.
Snowflake
You do realize that laws can *gasp* CHANGE over time right?
Those guys attacked him, he lived right on the border, and he wasnt participating in the riot, he was putting out a fire the rioters started before attacking him. Comparing apples and oranges.
Also thats not the reason he got off, if anything if he had a short barreled rifle he would of been charged for that because the atf is a joke and makes foolish laws that dont help anyone and only hurt.
Man, this guy is so boring. Couldn’t even finish the video.
Solomon Northup.
What the hell
Holy shit.......is this Michael Swaim!?!
The Democrat convention in Chicago, 1968, was mostly peaceful.
Let everyone know how weak you are by saying you're done watching this channel because of the narrator.
Wat bra, you work here?
Dang it… 😢… second.
Wrong narrator voice....
Damn you Nixon!!! :/
Yes, this channel has different narrators. It's really not something to spastically rage over. A lot of you really need to calm down and grow up.
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Hello there folks, and welcome back to yet another episode of, "if its not broke you aren't trying hard enough!"
This isn't the same guy. Can someone clue me in please?
Borat Noooooo!!
Thumbnail is a nice
And the VC was loving this.
BASED ON A TRUE STORY: best youtube channel ever uses different narrator and ruins videos
I lost the plot and had to roll it back, because this guy is (sorry) such a bad narrator. "Mealie"? What's a "mealie"? Is that anything like a melee?
GD it. Every single time it’s something I’m super interested in, it’s this same lame dude narrating 😢
Funny that these protesters in ‘69 sounds like today’s main stream democrats
Sound more like the maga crowd to me, both claim the government is run by facists.
Melee is pronounced 'may-lay' btw :)
I like the other narrator better
Oof this narrator makes this channel boring!
Is that borat?
Funny thing that this was wrong but it was ok for Jan 6th.....
Why are you trying to justify these terrorists actions?
Only terrorists in Chicago were the CPD.
Assuming this is AI due to the pronunciation of “melee.” Kinda disappointing man. I’ll record the voice over for like 20 dollars.
and pronouncing desperate as "disprite"... sucks they're cheaping out for AI narration
Only a soy narrator would say lincoln park is a metal band😂