- Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
- Title:
- I WAS THERE: Donna and Edward Becht
- Creator:
- Becht, Donna
Becht, Edward
Long, Tim - Publisher:
- Chicago, Ill. : Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago History Museum - Date of Original:
- 2008-08-28
- Subject:
- Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.)
Oral history
Interviews
Police - Location:
- United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park, 41.9217, -87.64783
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Logan Square, 41.92337, -87.69922 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
Text
StillImage - Format:
- audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
application/pdf - Description:
- Donna Becht was born in Chicago and raised in the Logan Square community area. Edward was also born in Chicago and lived in the West Town community area. At the time of the Democratic National Convention, they lived in Logan Square, and Edward was a Chicago police officer stationed at Lincoln Park Zoo. At 11pm every evening throughout the convention, Edward and the rest of his unit cleared people from Lincoln Park by walking in a single line west from the zoo toward North Clark Street. Although Edward did not support the protests or the protestors, he did not understand why the police had to clear the park since most people were under control.
- Metadata URL:
- http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/11
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/iiif/2/chm_oh:11/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: 51:16 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:
-
I WAS THERE: Donna and Edward Becht
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