Looking back at the 1968 Democratic National Convention

Looking back at the 1968 Democratic National Convention

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The Democratic Party announced on Tuesday that it would return to Chicago next year for its presidential nominating convention. The Windy City has hosted the Democratic National Convention 11 times, but the 1968 event stands out more than five decades later because of bloody dayslong protests.…

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