Conspiracy to Riot: The Life and Times of One of the Chicago 7 - Hardcover
by Lee Weiner
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Belt PublishingISBN-13:9781948742689ISBN-10:1948742683UPC:9781948742689Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:United States, Memoirs, PoliticalBook Topic:State & LocalSize:7.40 x 4.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCPRT662QV
Conspiracy to Riot: The Life and Times of One of the Chicago 7
A memoir of a life in activism by one of the original defendants in the Trial of the Chicago 7, subject of the 2020 Oscar-nominated Aaron Sorkin film of the same name.
In March 1969, eight young men were indicted by the federal government for conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. First dubbed the "Conspiracy 8" and later the "Chicago 7," the group included...
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Belt PublishingISBN-13:9781948742689ISBN-10:1948742683UPC:9781948742689Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:United States, Memoirs, PoliticalBook Topic:State & LocalSize:7.40 x 4.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCPRT662QV
Lee Weiner was born and raised on Chicago's south side. His activist life began with free-speech demonstrations at the University of Illinois in 1960, included community organizing in desperately poor neighborhoods in Chicago, and led to his indictment in the notorious trial of the Chicago 7 in 1969. His later political work included direct response fundraising for members of Congress and...
Publisher: Belt Publishing
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