How the 1968 DNC in Chicago Devolved into ‘Unrestrained and Indiscriminate Police Violence’

A team in Chicago led by Illinois attorney Daniel Walker was commissioned to document what occurred at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

The Walker Report , more commonly known as the "Rights in Conflict ," details what occurred during that convention week .

The report concluded that what took place amounted to a “police riot” Decades later , the nation is once again witness to a high-stakes election year , there are protests over another war.

The Walker Report examined more than 3,400 eyewitness statements, 12,000 photos and nearly 200 hours of film.

The report found police made more than 660 arrests during the convention and injured a significant number of protesters.

It was submitted to Johnson’s National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence .

The location of the convention has been moved from downtown Michigan Avenue to the United Center , near the city’s majority- Black West Side .

In May , demonstrators sued the city over denied march permits ahead of convention week .

A report by the city's inspector general in early 2021 concluded the police department was “underprepared and ill-equipped” to handle mass protests in 2020 .