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SDS RIOTS, OCTOBER 8-11, 1969, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS REPORT TO THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

NCJ Number
10708
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1970
Length
799 pages
Annotation
INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING, OCCURRENCE AND AFTERMATH OF THE STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY'S 1969 CHICAGO RIOT.
Abstract
DATA ON SOURCES OF FUNDING AND ILLINOIS MEMBERSHIP IN VARIOUS RADICAL GROUPS ARE PRESENTED. ALSO INCLUDED ARE COMPILATIONS OF INJURIES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE RIOT. A HISTORY OF THE SDS MOVEMENT IS PROVIDED ALONG WITH EXCERPTS FROM THEIR PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLICITY.