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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Chicago: Law and Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Pictorial study of the violent week that took place during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago and its aftermath.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Roaring Twenties [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this comprehensive look at the Roaring Twenties, or Jazz Age. Read about Prohibition and its ramifications, women's gains, entertainment, and literature. Also find out about the resurgence of racial unrest and violence. A very good...
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Sandburg on Race

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the University of Illinois covers the work of Carl Sandburg as a reporter in Chicago during the riots of 1919.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Retrospective on the 1968 Democratic Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief summary looking back at the Democratic Convention. Follow the link to Terry Southern's piece for a first person account from 1968.
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Primary
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Testimony of Bobby Seale in Chicago Conspiracy Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
This page contains a transcript of the court testimony and questioning of Bobby Seale, Chairman of the Black Panther Party, concerning his involvement in the Chicago Riots in 1968. Also included is a transcript of the Seale's speech in...