- Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
- Title:
- I WAS THERE: Ronald Smith
- Creator:
- Smith, Ronald C.
Grannan, Jill - Publisher:
- Chicago, Ill. : Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago History Museum - Date of Original:
- 2008-08-27
- Subject:
- Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.)
Oral history
Interviews
Riots
Elections
Political science - Location:
- United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
Text
StillImage - Format:
- audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
application/pdf - Description:
- Mr. Ronald Smith was on the frontlines of the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Working as a beat officer for the Chicago Police Department, personnel from his district were transported to Grant Park for crowd control. Though he did witness a lot of tension and some violence inflicted by officers, he recalled that his captain gave an order to not swing any batons and that his district managed to escape the ordeal with few incidents. According to Smith, although many of the officers who participated in the violence ended up being promoted, many who swung their clubs seemed to feel ashamed of their actions later.
- Metadata URL:
- http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/116
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/iiif/2/chm_oh:116/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: 53:33 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:
-
