at Democratic National Convention
Conrad Hilton Hotel, 521 North Rush Street, Chicago
Latitude: 41.891495, Longitude: -87.624815
1968 - Vietnam War Peace Riots
at Democratic National Convention
Conrad Hilton Hotel, 521 North Rush Street, Chicago
Latitude: 41.891495, Longitude: -87.624815
In the Summer of 1968 the television networks switched their coverage away from the Amphitheater where the Democratic National Convention delegates were voting on the nomination, to a pitched battle in front of the Conrad Hilton hotel. During the debate on the peace plank, the worst day of rioting occurred in the so-called "Battle of Michigan Avenue." Subsequent battles between police and protesters occurred nightly in Lincoln Park and Grant Park.