THE URBAN CRISIS AND THE NEW MILITANTS: MODULE 5 - POLICE POWER AND FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY: THE GREGORY MARCH

Overview

Police Power and Freedom of Assembly: The Gregory March, documents the protests on Thursday, August 29th at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Comedian/activist Dick Gregory is arrested as he attempts to lead a march to break the police cordon around the Chicago Loop. This film is incorporated into the Film Group’s feature “American Revolution II.”