The Real Story Of The Trial Of The Chicago 7 

In 1969, the FBI designated the BPP as a "domestic terrorist organization." This designation was highly controversial. The BPP was removed from the FBI's terrorist list in 1975.

Bobby Seale had *No Lawyer* and was saved by Fred Hampton, hours before Hampton was kilt.

I really appreciated the choice to not have the cheesy, playful background music you guys usually have. I know the decision has been made before, just pointing it out again. It’s a great touch to a serious piece of education.

Considering I lived in Chicago and was personally down at Grant & Lincoln parks at different times; your analysis of this topic is very accurate. SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) & the Yippie party were quite popular at the time. All counterculture "Under-ground" newspapers (Like Chicago's "The Seed") carried a lot of local info on what was happening, where, & when. Bobby Seal's situation was also fully covered in the "Black Panther Party News" during the events. The police did use mounted officers on horses to charge at & attack protesters as well. Street riots broke out when police attempted to force & herd people into cordoned off streets as a measure to exercise confinement & control tactics. (Standard military tactic employed against civil unrest) Of course tear gas, mace & nightsticks were liberally employed. As expected, there were some deliberate agitators in the different crowds. But for the most part, protestors did not resort to violence initially. One of my relatives who was on the police force actually told me ahead of time don't go down there, because " we are going to kick those Hippies asses". Thus, a police force induced riot ultimately was prompted for the purpose of exercising violence & intimidation. The Vietnam War was a hot topic then. The youth of America did not want to die in a foreign war which had nothing to do with them directly. And years later, the truth about things like the fabricated incident in the "Gulf of Tonkin" came out. Unless you are over 50 yrs. old you may not truly be aware of the highly increased censorship & control of the American populace. The rules, regulations, & taxes are now limitless. But then again, I remember back in the 60's this is what we were warned about.

I forget they do some serious stuff around here sometimes.

PLEASE BRING BACK TIMELINE!

Just added The Trial of the Chicago 7 to my March Watchlist.

"Did you ever hear of the Seattle Seven? That was me ... and six other guys." The Dude

A+ video! Fascinating history on the trial!

I was looking forward to this story until I realized it was the other guy narrating. Guess I'll wait here until jenniferlonnes makes some smart alec remark about it.

This is why when younger people call me “A Boomer” in a derogatory way, I get seriously confused. This was my world and my generation. I met Abbie Hoffman because I grew up on the South Side of Chicago. I knew Jessie Jackson when he was working on Operation Push. Younger people need to stop classifying all Boomers as backward MAGA jerks. So many of us created monumental changes against an incredibly conservative and patriarchal society and we did it with women’s rights, minority rights and the environmental protections we have today. Women weren’t even allowed to hold higher positions in the corporate world until the 1980’s. That was very recent.

The 1960s - what an embarrassment of a decade socially & politically on both sides of the isle

Why do you keep giving all the good topics and interesting videos to this narrator?

Hey voice over guy. In my opinion this was a much better reading! Your voice was loud, clear and enthusiastic! Good job!

1:43 When we moved to my hometown, we had a food co-op with a network of families in the rural area. The food was all bought from various places.

You got Eugene Mccarthy and George McGovern confused. Mccarthy was the one who ran in 1968. George McGovern ran in 1972.

Could you do a video on the genicide in Cambodia under Pol Pot.

It is important to look at what else was going on. I was in San francisco where our underground newspapers kept us abreast of what was happening in Chicago. We had a draft & all young men were forced to serve. The SF Oracle and the Berkeley Barb covered all aspects of the anti war movement. COINTELPRO was very active. Hubert Humphrey took the nomination for President, but nobody was particularly happy or supportive of his candidacy. There were lots of street actions all over the country, as well as in Western Europe. Judge Hoffman was a hanging judge and had already made quite a name for himself in other trials & would continue to do so for some time. It is difficult to recreate this rediculous trial, but be forewarned that trials like this will come up again. Our leaders in both parties are trying to hold onto 19th century power don't expect that to end any time soon. There is a lot of backstory to this trial & Sorkin's movie is just one representation. W/o the backstories it doesn't tell all. For example: the leader of the Chicago Blk. Panthers was trying to advise Bobby Seale. A couple of years later, he was murdered at 4am sleeping next to his partner who was 8 months pregnant by the Chicago police. He was only 22 or 23 years old. Tom Hayden (SDS) went into California politics & became a State Senator. (He also married Jane Fonda). I met Dave Dellinger in 1963 & he was a devotee of MLK and Ghandi & followed Ghandi's non violent direct action completely. This was before Kent State, but the temperature of the country certainly led up to it. See the movie, but don't stop there.

New guy is getting better and sounding a bit more comfortable. I do miss the snark of the previous narrator though.

Thanks for this! ⚖

Nope.....not without the original presenter. He makes the channel.

I'm not gonna lie, I got these dudes confused with the West Memphis Three until I watched the vid lol speaking of you should make a video on them as well.

Where is the real narrator ??

Og narrator please

Chicago 7, very naaaaaaiiiice

6:40 I wonder what the narrator did to get arrested

Do the Central Park 5 next

Whooooo tfff is that guy

Has the old man who used to narrate these videos retired?

Thanks for covering this. I was unaware at the time since my dad kept the TV off as soon as the news started showing clips of the Viet Nam war. We were really little, so I understand now.

This was the wrong voice talent to tell this story. You should have saved it for Tom.

Abbie Hoffman for president lmao that guy was a legend

There’s actually an OG trial of the Chicago 7 film. It’s also very good

The Netflix 2021 film was pretty good, IMO. Great performances and well-directed.

I haven't heard of this

Ok no offense but where is the funny narrator

Excellent. I’d like you to do/look into the death of Terry Kath in 1978, founding member/singer/guitarist from Chicago the band. The band claims that Terry was under the influence at the time of his death; however, his Autopsy/Toxicology Report states there was no alcohol and only trace doses of cocaine in his body. His Death Certificate states an Investigatory Autopsy was not performed even though he died but what was released public ally as an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Additionally, There are reports that there was a party he was attending at roadie Don Johnson’s place and then that is taken back and said there was no party. There was a claim that Terry was seated at the kitchen table at the time of his death by Robert Lamm, co founder of Chicago, but police reports say living room couch. The drummer in the band, Danny Seraphine, states he received the news of Terry’s death while in his car on the way home from a Laker’s game at the Forum yet in records of games for the 77-78 season, there is no game for 01/23/78 listed. Danny was present when police arrived at the resident of Don Johnson. Danny also states in his book, Street Player, that some people walked in after Terry’s death, but prior to the police arriving on the scene. It would be nice to get a truthful account of what actually occurred when Terry Kath died.

4:02 I saw Linkin Park in concert in 2001 in Lincoln (Nebraska).

Please do a video on the counterculture hippie movement of the 1960’s, as I’m sure you’ll get plenty of material from it. You could talk about the lifestyles they lived & the camps they lived in. I also hear Volkswagen was a very popular brand with them. PLEASE! 😊

The Son of The Voice speaks.

1:44 I am surprised there aren't more true artist collectives today. Many famous artists were part of those groups.

Chicago 7 was not one of Terry Kath's best records.

Davis statement was dope

I recall HBO had a similar movie or more a play of something similar back in the early 80s.

what happened to the previous narrator i like his voice over pls bring him back

Nice that Michael Swaim has found work.

Holy shit.......is this Michael Swaim!?!

Let everyone know how weak you are by saying you're done watching this channel because of the narrator.

0:16 That was exactly 30 years (to the day) of when I graduated high school.

Sasha Baron Cohen was involved in this?😅

I am sorry. These guys were not patriotic or heroic. They were all troublemakers just trying to get attention and notoriety. One thing that these people made possible was the fall of the Republic of Vietnam and the rise of the Pathet Lao and Khmer Rouge and made North Vietnam the powerhouse of SE Asia. People like the Chicago 7 made the genocide in Cambodia possible. People like the Chicago 7 made the refugee crisis of the Boat People and the ones in Thai refugee camps possible by removing the only counterbalance to the communist. I am sorry I remember this time, none of these people were heroes. They were all self centered individuals. They did not care about the plight of the people facing the over of their country by communists being funded by the Russians and Chinese.

1:39 There really needs to be more street theater. Actors don't even need any props or other resources to perform when they are in a financial pinch.

6:34 "A stink bomb that could be launched with arrows was invented by Leonardo da Vinci." (wikipedia).

Apples are “mee-lee”. Fighting is “may-lay”.

4:25 Conrad Hilton is the businessman who founded the Hilton Hotels. Paris Hilton is his great-granddaughter.

9:57 John Carroll Lynch is fantastic as Rick Legarski in the tv series Big Sky (2020-2022).

yes

4:04 On the tv series Community, they often have things like riots and riot gear.

How about Syria and Milosevic or Srdja Popovic and Otpor

Man, this guy is so boring. Couldn’t even finish the video.

Yes, this channel has different narrators. It's really not something to spastically rage over. A lot of you really need to calm down and grow up.

Aladeen in the thumbnail

I am going to watch: x What Training for Vietnam War Was Like (1st recommendation, second time watching) x The Tragic Story of the 'Burst of Joy' Vietnam Photograph (2nd recommendation, second time watching) x What Life Was Like for a POW In Vietnam x What It Was Like During The Golden Age Of Flying

Was the movie good? Should I bother watching it?

Solomon Northup.

"me-lee" It always sounds weird to me when it's not pronounced "may-lay". @~4:30

Is this Michael Swaim narrating?!?!?!?!?

Always good to hear Swaim

Will someone please pay my mortgage?

Which one is Lebowski?

Wrong narrator voice....

Wait... people can be prosecuted for crossing state lines to participate in a riot? Meanwhile 3 years ago, in Wisconsin, a 17-year-old kid from Illinois killed a person and maimed another during a riot and got off because his gun was 2 inches too short? Where was this law when he was on trial?

New narrator is improving, good job man

Surrrrrrre do miss the old narrator....

I lost the plot and had to roll it back, because this guy is (sorry) such a bad narrator. "Mealie"? What's a "mealie"? Is that anything like a melee?

I like the other narrator better

Hello there folks, and welcome back to yet another episode of, "if its not broke you aren't trying hard enough!"

The Democrat convention in Chicago, 1968, was mostly peaceful.

Knock it off with these bad narrators

6:20 That reminds me of the band Sex Bob-omb in the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010).

Please not another narrator. I subbed for him, not only the content

Cool 😎

Why are you trying to justify these terrorists actions?

Funny that these protesters in ‘69 sounds like today’s main stream democrats

Borat Noooooo!!

What the hell

Ooo I like the Yippees!! Sounds like the BETTER life I grew up with. We need to get back to some of that...FOR THE PEOPLE ✊

Funny thing that this was wrong but it was ok for Jan 6th.....

This isn't the same guy. Can someone clue me in please?

Is that borat?

Oof this narrator makes this channel boring!

Dang it… 😢… second.

Melee is pronounced 'may-lay' btw :)

Assuming this is AI due to the pronunciation of “melee.” Kinda disappointing man. I’ll record the voice over for like 20 dollars.

BASED ON A TRUE STORY: best youtube channel ever uses different narrator and ruins videos

Wrong voice I’m off c ya

GD it. Every single time it’s something I’m super interested in, it’s this same lame dude narrating 😢

Oh it's you. Never mind

And the VC was loving this.

Only a soy narrator would say lincoln park is a metal band😂