- Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
- Title:
- I WAS THERE: Michael S. Glass
- Creator:
- Glass, Michael S.
Grannan, Jill - Publisher:
- Chicago, Ill. : Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago History Museum - Date of Original:
- 2008-08-29
- Subject:
- Conrad Hilton Hotel (Chicago, Ill.)
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. Glass, who was twenty at the time of the 1968 Democratic National Convention, grew up with a politically connected grandfather in Chicago's 24th ward. His grandfather arranged for Glass to be a greeter at the convention. He chose not to do this and instead went to the area around the Conrad Hilton Hotel. He was in the crowd as the mood intensified and the police presence grew increasingly violent. Glass described the situation as "an absolute free-for-all," involving tear gas, bayonets, and a sea of confusion.
- Metadata URL:
- http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/50
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/iiif/2/chm_oh:50/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: 50:58 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:
-
