- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: The New Press; abridged edition edition (1 Jan 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1565848330
- ISBN-13: 978-1565848337
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,347,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Michael Moore mocks George Bush, and Al Franken ridicules Rush Limbaugh, but the mixing of play and politics today is polite and respectful compared to the carnival of contempt known as the Chicago Eight trial. Opening at the end of 1960, the trial bought Yippies, anti-war activists and Black Panthers to face conspiracy charges arising from the massive protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The defendants openly lampooned the proceedings, with Abbie Hoffman blowing kisses to the jury and the defence bringing a Viet Cong flat into the courtroom. The judge ordered Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers bound and gagged for insisting on representing himself. And an array of celebrity witnesses appeared, including Timothy Leary, Norman Mailer, Arlo Guthrie, and Allen Ginsberg, who provoked the prosecution by chanting "Om" on the witness stand. This book contains an abridged transcript of the trial with astute commentary from historian Jon Wiener. A foreword by defendant Tom Hayden examines its relevance for protest today, and drawings by legendary cartoonist Jules Feiffer help recreate the electrifying atmosphere of the courtroom.
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There is humor, there is tragedy, 19 Jan 2007
By Katya - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Conspiracy in the Streets: The Extraordinary Trial of the Chicago Eight (Paperback)
I wasn't expecting to laugh when I started reading, but I laughed at so many points. Not only the defendants' humor is hilarious at times, the prosecution almost never ceases to be ridiculous making a funny scene at times, and truly disturbing at others.
Drawings are beautiful, and the cover itself sells the book I bet.
Where each of the eight defendents ended up later in their lives was most amazing. Those stories may suggest how different these people must have been in core, yet the 60s could meld all into what government claimed to be a conspiracy.
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Crucial Companion to Morgen's "Chicago Ten" Doc, 4 April 2008
By Frida D. Berrigan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Conspiracy in the Streets: The Extraordinary Trial of the Chicago Eight (Paperback)
After watching the new anima-cumentary "Chicago Ten," I wanted to learn more about this colorful and pivotal moment in U.S. history.
I found "Conspiracy in the Streets" a crucial (and very funny) companion to the documentary; one that gave me a deeper look at the men who-- with courage and humor, with great irreverence for power and deep reverence for people-- put the war in Vietnam on trial in 1969.
The Chicago Ten film blends archival footage of the streets of Chicago with animated reenactments from the trial itself. Buy this book and you can read along with the animated versions of David Dellinger and Abbie Hoffman. Educational fun for the whole family!
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Best book I've read in a while..., 29 Feb 2008
By Cliff Milledge - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Conspiracy in the Streets: The Extraordinary Trial of the Chicago Eight (Paperback)
Nothing more than excerpts from the transcript of the Chicago conspiracy trial. Sounds boring, right? Transcript of a trial? Wrong!
Probably one of the best books I've read in the last few years. I highly recommend the book if you don't know much about the late 60s, but even moreso if you've read quite a bit about the subject. It's a really really really great book... Funny enough to make you laugh out loud, and maddening enough that you find yourself grinding your teeth at certain sections.
I hope everyone that goes to see the new Chicago 10 documentary picks up a copy of this book.
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