The Chicago Seven | The Battle of Michigan Avenue | 1
American Scandal
Tom Hayden and Renny Davis in a Chaotic Protest in Downtown Chicago
Tom Hayden and his fellow organizers thought they'd done everything to maintain a peaceful protest of the Vietnam War. But minutes ago, a melee erupted in Grant Park after police officers began beating a protester who had climbed a flagpole. There Davis is lying on the ground with his eyes shut, as a wide gash down the middle of his forehead, oozing blood. No one should have attacked him, but Chicago police lost their self-control.
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