National political conventions are by nature difficult-to-manage events. Even when the presidential nomination is not in question like it was in 1968, there can be conflicts and controversies that ...

The 1960s and 1970s were a tumultuous time in Illinois history, rife with protests on a myriad of issues. Few were as heated -- or as damaging -- as the riots that surrounded the 1968 Democratic ...

Tom Hayden, a ’60s student activism leader, recounted the political atmosphere when he arrested just under 40 years ago at the ’68 Democratic Convention, after a five-day confrontation with police in ...