Like Sunday night, street violence ensues. But it is worse. Some area residents are pulled off their porches and clubbed. More reporters are attacked this night than at any other time during the week. #ODT1968 #chicago68
8/26/1968 As the curfew approaches, some in Lincoln Park build a barricade against the police line to the east. About 1,000 remain in the park after 11 PM. A police car noses into the barricade and is pelted by rocks. Police move in with tear gas. 1/2 #ODT1968 #chicago68
8/26/1968 At the International Amphitheatre, Mayor Daley formally opens the 1968 Democratic National Convention. In his welcoming address, Daley says: "As long as I am mayor of this city, there's going to be law and order in Chicago." #ODT1968 #chicago68
8/26/1968 Tom Hayden is arrested in Lincoln Park. 1,000 march towards police headquarters at 11th & State. Dozens of officers surround the building. The march turns north to Grant Park, swarming the General Logan statue. Police react by clearing the hill and the statue. #ODT1968 #chicago68
8/24/1968: Women Strike for Peace holds a women-only picket at the Hilton Hotel (Balbo and Michigan) where many delegates to the 1968 Democratic Convention are staying. #ODT1968 #chicago68
8/24/1968: In Lincoln Park, the National Mobilization Committee carries out marshal training and self-defense sessions. Karate, snake dancing, and crowd protection techniques are practiced. #ODT1968 #chicago68