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In Chicago, the ghosts of 1968 are still haunting American democracy

In sleekly modern Chicago, the ghosts of a rebellious 1968 are hard to find, but they still haunt this week's Democratic National Convention.

Police reroute demonstrators as they try to clear Grant Park during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 28, 1968. As pro-Palestinian demonstrations escalate on college campuses around the country, critics of President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war suggest this summer’s 2024 Democratic National Convention could be marred by protests and scenes of chaos that undermine his reelection. It raises the specter of a replay of 1968’s DNC, where a violent police crackdown created indelible scenes of chaos.
Police reroute demonstrators as they try to clear Grant Park during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 28, 1968. As pro-Palestinian demonstrations escalate on college campuses around the country, critics of President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war suggest this summer’s 2024 Democratic National Convention could be marred by protests and scenes of chaos that undermine his reelection. It raises the specter of a replay of 1968’s DNC, where a violent police crackdown created indelible scenes of chaos.Read moreUncredited / AP
    by Will Bunch | Columnist
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