- Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
- Title:
- I WAS THERE: Catherine Rategan
- Creator:
- Rategan, Catherine
Bivins, Joy - Publisher:
- Chicago, Ill. : Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago History Museum - Date of Original:
- 2008-08-27
- Subject:
- Chicago (Ill.). Police Department
Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.)
Oral history
Interviews
Riots
Elections
Political science - Location:
- United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin, 41.88753, -87.76478
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park, 41.9217, -87.64783
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Old Town, 41.91137, -87.63978 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
Text
StillImage - Format:
- audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
application/pdf - Description:
- Catherine Rategan was born in Chicago in 1932 and grew up in the Austin community area. Her mother was a homemaker and her father represented their home district in the state legislature. In 1968, Ms. Rategan lived in the Old Town neighborhood and was rekindling an interest in politics. After the violence outside of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) Wednesday night, Ms. Rategan headed to Lincoln Park but did not make it because of a near-miss encounter with police. She recalls her own disillusionment with police during the time of the DNC. Ms. Rategan did not attend any other demonstrations or any actual convention events.
- Metadata URL:
- http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/100
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/iiif/2/chm_oh:100/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- © 2015 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved
For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. - Extent:
- Audio file: 23:44 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
I WAS THERE: The 1968 Democratic National Convention Oral History Project - Contributing Institution:
- Chicago History Museum
- Rights:
-
