The Chicago 8 Speak Out! - Abbie Hoffman, Bobby Seale, Rennie Davis, David Dellinger, John Froines, Tom Hayden, Jerry Rubin, and Lee Weiner

The Chicago 8 Speak Out

A collection of works, published in 1969, by the defendants in the Chicago Eight Conspiracy Trial. Following the clashes at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, the US Department of Justice charged some of the organizers who had encouraged people to come to Chicago with incitement to riot, among other charges. All defendants in the trial were eventually acquitted or had their convictions overturned. The book also includes an introduction by Noam Chomsky, mostly dealing with the American War in Vietnam.

Contents

Introduction - Noam Chomsky
Preface - the Attorneys
"Freedom and License" - Abbie Hoffman
"Power to the Imagination!" - John Froines
"From Atlantic City to Chicago: The making of a 'Conspiracy'" - David Dellinger
"The Battle for Survival" - Tom Hayden
"Behind Enemy Lines" - Rennie Davis
"The Political Trial of a People's Insurrection" - Lee Weiner
"Our Strongest Weapon Is All of Us" - Bobby Seale
"Do It!" - Jerry Rubin

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